Mexico City vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$792	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$4054
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	85
😀 Quality of life	73	88
🏙️ Population	9.21M	384K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 34% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 4074th and 1402nd ($1475 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1171st 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 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 2482nd and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Mexico City	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$10142

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940