Mexico City vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$611
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
100
😀 Quality of life
68
97
🏙️ Population
9.21M
8.8M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 71% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4630th and 5th ($1190 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd 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 New York City. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 3360th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mexico City New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$20585

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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 New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108