Mexico City vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$7791
🏠 One person rent
$721
$2034
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$3588
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$877
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$5482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
97
😀 Quality of life
72
95
🏙️ Population
9.21M
441K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 59% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 4418th and 90th ($1331 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 70th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.7 months in Oakland. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 3317th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Oakland

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Mexico City Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$178
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$18326

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

Cities near Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3255
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2950
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3026
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2957
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3014
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2826
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$3818
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3227
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3223
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2850
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2858
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3230
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3285
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3317
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2910
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2764
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3634
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3756
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3218
29 km or 18 mi Union
$3045
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2823
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3070
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$3797
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3553
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3382
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2381
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3133
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3462
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3890
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3328
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3359