Mexico City vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$2572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$6077
🏠 One person rent
$611
$1546
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$2651
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$4802
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
90
89
😀 Quality of life
68
90
🏙️ Population
9.21M
653K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 54% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 4630th and 662nd ($1190 vs $2572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 590th 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 Portland. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Portland ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 3360th and 141st 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
$10.3
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$2860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$2275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$60.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$3653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$3326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$189
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$32.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$16661

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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
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2372
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2288
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2246
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2363
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2293
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2212
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2121
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2234
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2212
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2406
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2482
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2092
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2109
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2019
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2155
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2577
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1974
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2252
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2534
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2435
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2307
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2589
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2417
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1778
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2774
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2655
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2348
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2797
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2449
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2172
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1908
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2819
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2512
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2515
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2489