Mexico City vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$1308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$3151
🏠 One person rent
$774
$594
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$962
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$479
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$1554
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
19
😀 Quality of life
72
77
🏙️ Population
9.21M
630K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 9% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 4274th and 4556th ($1428 vs $1308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 121st in Mexico and Italy, respectively. Check Mexico vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Palermo ranked 55th in Italy, while ranked 3354th and 1102nd 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
$11.7
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$5.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$1025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$3707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$1480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$79.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$10956

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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
75 km or 46 mi Trapani
$1077
89 km or 55 mi Marsala
$1185
91 km or 57 mi Agrigento
$1101
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1224
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$1101
166 km or 103 mi Catania
$1318
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$1342
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1235
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1279
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1373
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1688
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1739
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1749
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$2130
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1783
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1857
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1810
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1715
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1512
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1452
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1245
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1268
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$513
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1718
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$606
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1537
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1615
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$537
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$620
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$388
321 km or 200 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1233
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1227
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1332
339 km or 210 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1342