Mexico City vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$2177
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$5321
🏠 One person rent
$611
$1252
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$2291
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$670
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$3968
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
86
😀 Quality of life
68
88
🏙️ Population
9.21M
384K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 45% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 4630th and 1420th ($1190 vs $2177) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1234th 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 1.8 months in New Orleans. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs New Orleans ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 3360th and 222nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mexico City New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$5.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$962
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$2693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$3069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$2129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$4.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$140
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$10192

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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

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18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2092
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1972
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1711
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1964
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1757
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1530
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$2124
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2031
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2011
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1748
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1801
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2077
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1678
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1785
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1922
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1898
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1825
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1862
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1959
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1898
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1871
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2096
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2254
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1969
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2053
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1773
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2088
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2033
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2097
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$1987
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$2053
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1960
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$2004
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$1892
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1567
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1783
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1865
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1798
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1653
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$1985