Mexico City vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$663
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$1671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
90
92
😀 Quality of life
66
85
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.36M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 16% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4206th and 3308th ($1288 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Mexico and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Mexico vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 4184th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Prague

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Mexico City Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$11372

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002