Mexico City vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$2219
🏠 One person rent
$774
$473
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$783
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$215
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
19
😀 Quality of life
72
41
🏙️ Population
9.21M
159K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 46% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4274th and 5816th ($1428 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 3354th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Praia

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Mexico City Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$3260

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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

Cities near Praia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Assomada
$977
270 km or 168 mi Mindelo
$1014
651 km or 404 mi Dakar
$1320
671 km or 417 mi Rufisque
$1229
709 km or 440 mi Thies
$1236
760 km or 472 mi Lamin
$537
761 km or 473 mi Saint-Louis
$1147
762 km or 474 mi Brikama
$605
765 km or 475 mi Banjul
$518
766 km or 476 mi Fatick
$1176
786 km or 488 mi Louga
$1145
805 km or 500 mi Kaolack
$1178
824 km or 512 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
843 km or 524 mi Rosso
$619
877 km or 545 mi Nouakchott
$659
921 km or 572 mi Bissau
$878
952 km or 591 mi Kolda
$1127
1004 km or 624 mi Bafata
$852
1156 km or 718 mi Boffa
$990
1222 km or 760 mi Conakry
$1058
1263 km or 785 mi Forecariah
$993
1327 km or 825 mi Freetown
$1323
1338 km or 831 mi Mamou
$1016
1497 km or 930 mi Bo
$1257
1554 km or 965 mi Kenema
$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi Gueckedou
$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi Kankan
$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi Tenerife
$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi La Orotava
$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi Monrovia
$535
1688 km or 1049 mi Las Palmas
$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi Bamako
$583
1712 km or 1064 mi Kakata
$503
1729 km or 1074 mi Laayoune
$635
1735 km or 1078 mi Koulikoro
$508
1737 km or 1079 mi Banamba
$507