Mexico City vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$2422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$5661
🏠 One person rent
$663
$1440
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$2388
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$4287
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
99
😀 Quality of life
66
91
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.6M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 47% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4206th and 812th ($1288 vs $2422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 735th 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 1.8 months in Philadelphia. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 4184th and 101st 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
$10.1
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$5.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$2870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$1950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$3808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$3933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$80.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$32.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1936
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$15748

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Cities near Mexico City

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 Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2282
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2266
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2334
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2384
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2393
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2242
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2418
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2422
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2402
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2196
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2390
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2434
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2469
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2281
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2618
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2419
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$1861
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2457
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2895
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2430
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2674
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2740
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2788
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2603
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2654
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2783
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2196
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2169
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2879
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2486
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2469
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2766