Mexico City vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$2062
🏠 One person rent
$721
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$915
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$81.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
36
😀 Quality of life
72
18
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.48M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 27% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4418th and 5196th ($1331 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th 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 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 3317th and 9140th 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
$12
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$572
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$1061
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$2.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$8.54
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$1418

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1774
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$563
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$961
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$632
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$674
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$926
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$676
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$664
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$644
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$397
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$778
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$705
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1514
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$849
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$752
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1413
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$665
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$755
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$664
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$698
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1102
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$852
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1013
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1363
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$793
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$743
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$810
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$793
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$393
518 km or 322 mi Save
$646
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$598
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$652
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$781
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1241
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$671
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$835
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$699