Mexico City vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2923
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$603
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$1214
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.2
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$709
$5544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
67
95
🏙️ Population
9.21M
8.8M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 74% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4604th and 3rd ($1160 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st 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 1.2 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 3470th and 22nd 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
$11.1
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$846
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.34%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2952
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.96
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.6
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9034
$21465

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111