Mexico City vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$603	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$4131
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	99
😀 Quality of life	67	90
🏙️ Population	9.21M	1.6M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 55% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4604th and 664th ($1160 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 610th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 3470th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Philadelphia

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	Mexico City	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693