Mexico City vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$663
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$451
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
30
😀 Quality of life
66
37
🏙️ Population
9.21M
159K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 86% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4206th and 6860th ($1288 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Mexico and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Mexico vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.4 months in Praia. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 4184th and 7486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mexico City Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$70.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
14.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$75.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$1069

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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 Praia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Assomada
$692
270 km or 168 mi Mindelo
$749
651 km or 404 mi Dakar
$1179
671 km or 417 mi Rufisque
$1067
709 km or 440 mi Thies
$1009
760 km or 472 mi Lamin
$486
761 km or 473 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
762 km or 474 mi Brikama
$556
765 km or 475 mi Banjul
$441
766 km or 476 mi Fatick
$1068
786 km or 488 mi Louga
$1070
805 km or 500 mi Kaolack
$1081
824 km or 512 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
843 km or 524 mi Rosso
$584
877 km or 545 mi Nouakchott
$618
921 km or 572 mi Bissau
$799
952 km or 591 mi Kolda
$1049
1004 km or 624 mi Bafata
$778
1156 km or 718 mi Boffa
$968
1222 km or 760 mi Conakry
$1024
1263 km or 785 mi Forecariah
$971
1327 km or 825 mi Freetown
$751
1338 km or 831 mi Mamou
$989
1497 km or 930 mi Bo
$689
1554 km or 965 mi Kenema
$689
1618 km or 1005 mi Gueckedou
$977
1621 km or 1007 mi Kankan
$975
1646 km or 1023 mi Tenerife
$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi La Orotava
$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi Monrovia
$501
1688 km or 1049 mi Las Palmas
$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi Bamako
$518
1712 km or 1064 mi Kakata
$470
1729 km or 1074 mi Laayoune
$536
1735 km or 1078 mi Koulikoro
$471
1737 km or 1079 mi Banamba
$471