Mexico City vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mexico City	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3182	$1649
🏠 One person rent	$721	$319
🏘️ Family rent	$1296	$522
🍽️ Food expenses	$410	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.3	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	74
😀 Quality of life	72	67
🏙️ Population	9.21M	2.96M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 86% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 4418th and 7006th ($1331 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th 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 0.6 months in Quezon. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 3317th and 4889th 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	$12	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.8	$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$988	$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1819	$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	8.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3569	$2315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2491	$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.5	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.33	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$35.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$427	$78.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11015	$2716

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$908
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$868
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$926
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$842
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$977
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$717
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$914
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$998
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$912
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$936
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1184
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$875
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$764
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$858
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$873
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$846
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$875
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$894
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$784
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$643
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$893
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$896
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$860
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1030

Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$568
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$555
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$642
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$674
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$432
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$1009
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$785
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$760
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$807
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$570
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$651
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$540
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$536
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$525
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$617
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$519
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$613
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$616
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$542
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$535
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$477
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$425
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$471
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$448
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$532