Mexico City vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mexico City	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1190	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3028	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$611	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$1253	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$740	$561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	90	63
😀 Quality of life	68	60
🏙️ Population	9.21M	1.76M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 32% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 4630th and 6126th ($1190 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Mexico and Ecuador, respectively. Check Mexico vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 3360th and 5262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Quito

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	Mexico City	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.3	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1747	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1045	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2781	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.65	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.69	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$396	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8550	$7183

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$835
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$757
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$772
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$844
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$734
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$843
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$704
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$811
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$789
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$797
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$941
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$763
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$504
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$601
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$660
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$748
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$723
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$589
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$674
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$709

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483