Mexico City vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$8222
🏠 One person rent
$663
$2662
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$3953
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$794
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$6298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
100
😀 Quality of life
66
96
🏙️ Population
9.21M
8.8M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 68% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4206th and 6th ($1288 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 4184th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs New York City

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Mexico City New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$8.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$17859

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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

Cities near New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028