Mexico City vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$5778
🏠 One person rent
$721
$1504
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$2234
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$732
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$4329
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
72
93
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.6M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 48% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4418th and 744th ($1331 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 660th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 3317th and 95th 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
$12
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$6.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$15283

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Cities near Mexico City

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

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2603
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2578
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2603
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2476
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2568
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2594
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2358
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2620
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2610
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2737
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2267
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2676
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2671
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2355
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2741
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2533
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2121
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2608
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3102
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2524
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2797
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2846
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2883
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2770
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2880
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2278
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2948
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2239
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2737
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2886