Mexico City vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$2340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$5236
🏠 One person rent
$721
$1406
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$4277
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
70
😀 Quality of life
72
91
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.61M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 43% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4418th and 1184th ($1331 vs $2340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1035th 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 1.8 months in Phoenix. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Phoenix ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 3317th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Phoenix

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Mexico City Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$6.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$6.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$1511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$4621
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$3554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$16644

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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 Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1977
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2332
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2344
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2448
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2322
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2417
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2523
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2353
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2349
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2447
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2371
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$3031
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2491
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2365
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2320
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2403
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2466
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2348
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2341
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2060
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2021
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1940
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2598
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2046
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2021
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2757
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1760
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1883
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2095
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$727
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1911
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$965
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1612
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1855
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$881
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2751
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$945
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2766