Mexico City vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$4454
🏠 One person rent
$774
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$1992
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$2307
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
93
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.4M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 25% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4274th and 2387th ($1428 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 3354th and 285th 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
$11.7
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$17389

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383