Mexico City vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$2369
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$5226
🏠 One person rent
$611
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$2396
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$590
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$4699
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
69
😀 Quality of life
68
91
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.61M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 50% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4630th and 973rd ($1190 vs $2369) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 858th 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 2 months in Phoenix. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Phoenix ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 3360th and 119th 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
$10.3
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$70.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$5.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$2431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$74.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$3520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$2938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$1116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$10377

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1989
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2588
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2201
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2430
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2287
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2416
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2518
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2446
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2339
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2414
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2372
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2338
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2422
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2291
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2313
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2484
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2052
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2040
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1954
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2268
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2026
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2638
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1792
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1886
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$1986
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$786
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1928
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$840
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1842
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$758
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2643
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$955
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2657