Mexico City vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$1849
🏠 One person rent
$774
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$69.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
37
😀 Quality of life
72
24
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.48M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 55% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4274th and 6203rd ($1428 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Mexico and Nigeria, respectively. Check Mexico vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Onitsha ranked 7th in Nigeria, while ranked 3354th and 9020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Onitsha

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Mexico City Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$1084
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$1.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$92.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$7.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$9.13
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$1640

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$785
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1555
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$587
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$849
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$655
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$601
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$878
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$618
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$594
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$578
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$386
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$775
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$659
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1551
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$834
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1344
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$641
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$538
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$750
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$665
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$687
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1022
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$785
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1017
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1254
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$750
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$741
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$830
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$796
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$353
518 km or 322 mi Save
$650
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$612
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$584
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$750
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1239
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$668
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$802
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$673