Mexico City vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$792
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
37
😀 Quality of life
73
26
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.48M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 85% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4074th and 6787th ($1475 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Mexico and Nigeria, respectively. Check Mexico vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 2482nd and 8900th 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
$11.6
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$1896

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1364
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$564
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$773
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$627
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$591
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$786
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$559
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$531
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$488
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$373
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$670
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$575
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1375
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1272
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$627
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$639
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$699
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$946
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$692
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$995
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1156
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$759
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$768
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$760
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$830
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$323
518 km or 322 mi Save
$654
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$596
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$517
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$672
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1209
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$666
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$759
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$657