Mexico City vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$765
🏠 One person rent
$663
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
36
😀 Quality of life
66
17
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.48M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 264% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4206th and 9080th ($1288 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Mexico and Nigeria, respectively. Check Mexico vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 4184th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mexico City Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$704

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617