Mexico City vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mexico City	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1190	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3028	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$611	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$1253	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$740	$5746
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	97
😀 Quality of life	68	95
🏙️ Population	9.21M	441K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 62% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 4630th and 91st ($1190 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 73rd 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 Oakland. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 3360th and 38th 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	$10.3	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1747	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1045	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2781	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.65	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.69	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$396	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8550	$27655

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288