Mexico City vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$721
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$3732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
72
97
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.15M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 47% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4418th and 843rd ($1331 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Mexico and France, respectively. Check Mexico vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 3317th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Paris

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Mexico City Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$15084

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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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488