Mexico City vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$3103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$7450
🏠 One person rent
$611
$2075
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$4080
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$704
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$4410
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
85
😀 Quality of life
68
91
🏙️ Population
9.21M
442K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 62% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4630th and 103rd ($1190 vs $3103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 80th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.4 months in Miami. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Miami ranked 18th in the United States, while ranked 3360th and 109th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Miami

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Mexico City Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$22.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$88.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$2446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$4939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$3570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$152
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$33
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$25328

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

Cities near Miami

Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Coral Gables
$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Miami Beach
$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi Hialeah
$2562
13 km or 8 mi North Miami
$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi Doral
$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi Sweetwater
$2644
17 km or 10 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2551
17 km or 11 mi North Miami Beach
$2659
18 km or 11 mi Miami Lakes
$2578
18 km or 11 mi Miami Gardens
$2645
20 km or 12 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2682
20 km or 13 mi Palmetto Bay
$2849
22 km or 13 mi Aventura
$2647
23 km or 14 mi Miramar
$2717
24 km or 15 mi Hallandale Beach
$2630
24 km or 15 mi Kendall West
$2808
26 km or 16 mi Cutler Bay
$3002
27 km or 17 mi Hollywood
$2724
27 km or 17 mi Pembroke Pines
$2898
29 km or 18 mi Richmond West
$3058
30 km or 19 mi Cooper
$2691
31 km or 19 mi Dania Beach
$2629
34 km or 21 mi Davie
$2623
38 km or 24 mi Plantation
$2573
40 km or 25 mi Fort Lauderdale
$2727
40 km or 25 mi Weston
$2608
42 km or 26 mi Sunrise
$2538
43 km or 26 mi Lauderhill
$2513
43 km or 27 mi Lauderdale Lakes
$2540
44 km or 27 mi Homestead
$3991
44 km or 28 mi Oakland Park
$2571
48 km or 30 mi Tamarac
$2424
48 km or 30 mi North Lauderdale
$2418
51 km or 32 mi Pompano Beach
$2490
51 km or 32 mi Margate
$2359
54 km or 34 mi Coral Springs
$2315
55 km or 34 mi Coconut Creek
$2429
59 km or 37 mi Parkland
$2484
61 km or 38 mi Deerfield Beach
$2248
66 km or 41 mi Boca Raton
$2860