Mexico City vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$5218
🏠 One person rent
$663
$1517
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$2491
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$4557
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
69
😀 Quality of life
66
90
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.61M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 46% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4206th and 864th ($1288 vs $2390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 780th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Phoenix ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 4184th and 127th 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
$10.1
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$69
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$5.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$2542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$3451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$2894
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$977
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$10488

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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 Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706