Mexico City vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$603	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$4620
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	92	84
😀 Quality of life	67	88
🏙️ Population	9.21M	430K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 50% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 4604th and 1145th ($1160 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 3470th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Minneapolis

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	Mexico City	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$27328

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682