Mexico City vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$2938
🏠 One person rent
$611
$539
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$1406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
19
😀 Quality of life
68
75
🏙️ Population
9.21M
630K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 2% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 4630th and 4571st ($1190 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 118th in Mexico and Italy, respectively. Check Mexico vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 3360th and 1004th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Palermo

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Mexico City Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$5.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$74
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$7103

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

Cities near Palermo

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi Trapani
$1005
89 km or 55 mi Marsala
$1086
91 km or 57 mi Agrigento
$1031
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1134
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$990
166 km or 103 mi Catania
$1229
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$1172
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1157
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1188
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1356
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1519
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1434
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1643
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$1771
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1591
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1747
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1649
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1334
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1341
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1567
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1057
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1212
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$442
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1632
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$522
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1473
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1449
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$490
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$563
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$344
321 km or 200 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1208
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1148
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1294
339 km or 210 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1272