Mexico City vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$2781
🏠 One person rent
$663
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$417
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$1381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
19
😀 Quality of life
66
76
🏙️ Population
9.21M
668K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 12% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 4206th and 4566th ($1288 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 114th 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 33rd in Italy, while ranked 4184th and 799th 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
$10.1
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$4.83
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$71.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$6883

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

Cities near Palermo

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi Trapani
$979
89 km or 55 mi Marsala
$1050
91 km or 57 mi Agrigento
$983
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1027
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$927
166 km or 103 mi Catania
$1163
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$1120
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1122
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$936
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1103
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1329
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1469
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1338
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1608
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$1670
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1524
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1708
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1657
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1278
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1372
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1530
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1017
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1324
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$418
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1527
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$596
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1430
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1337
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$466
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$514
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$355
321 km or 200 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1065
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1294
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1321
339 km or 210 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1307