Mexico City vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$5144
🏠 One person rent
$663
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$2206
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$3605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
86
😀 Quality of life
66
87
🏙️ Population
9.21M
384K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 39% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 4206th and 1525th ($1288 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1352nd 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs New Orleans ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 4184th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs New Orleans

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Mexico City New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$4.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$10224

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2054
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1975
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1801
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1887
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1864
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1539
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$1967
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2039
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2040
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1726
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1784
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2043
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1930
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1791
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1921
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1740
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1634
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1938
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1992
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1739
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1741
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2083
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2242
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1944
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2023
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1767
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2057
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2044
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2079
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2058
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1941
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1915
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1975
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2027
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1649
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1764
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1879
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1791
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1694
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$2030