Mexico City vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mexico City	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1428	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3399	$1619
🏠 One person rent	$774	$295
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1028	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	77
😀 Quality of life	72	66
🏙️ Population	9.21M	3.08M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 105% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 4274th and 7262nd ($1428 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 14th in Mexico and the Philippines, respectively. Check Mexico vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.5 months in Quezon. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 3354th and 5013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Quezon

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	Mexico City	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$4.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1886	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1143	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3740	$2322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2224	$1440
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.92	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.3	$5.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$79.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11420	$2749

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Cities near Mexico City

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 Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$821
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$574
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$584
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$609
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$657
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$458
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$1066
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$804
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$701
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$733
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$868
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$587
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$544
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$660
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$504
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$549
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$605
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$524
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$507
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$683
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$597
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$501
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$626
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$589
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$416
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$549
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$584
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$538
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$496
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$603
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$539
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$534
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$463
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$636
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$420
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$609
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$476
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$434
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$530