Mexico City vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$603	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$5520
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	97
😀 Quality of life	67	94
🏙️ Population	9.21M	441K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 61% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 4604th and 182nd ($1160 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 3470th 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	$11.1	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$18963

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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

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326