Mexico City vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$603	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	92	19
😀 Quality of life	67	75
🏙️ Population	9.21M	630K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 2% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 4604th and 4672nd ($1160 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 122nd 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 1.3 months in Palermo. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 3470th and 1060th 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	$11.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$9746

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159