Mexico City vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$603	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$4810
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	88
😀 Quality of life	67	90
🏙️ Population	9.21M	653K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 56% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 4604th and 603rd ($1160 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 553rd 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 Portland. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 3470th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Portland

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	Mexico City	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$16585

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741