Mexico City vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mexico City	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$2169
🏠 One person rent	$663	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$1322	$594
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$819	$479
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	90	63
😀 Quality of life	66	61
🏙️ Population	9.21M	2.01M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 51% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 4206th and 6208th ($1288 vs $851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd 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 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 4184th and 5206th 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	$10.1	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1792	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.7	$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3145	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2277	$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.34	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10204	$7844

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Cities near Mexico City

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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$536
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$570
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$638
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$515
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$547
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$511
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$834
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$533
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$642
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$903
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$790
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$754
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$814
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$455
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$603
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$416
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$637
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$472
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$720
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$552
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$648
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$507
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$514
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$493
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$532
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$543
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$592
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$504
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$551
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$551
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$567
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$525
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$639
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$416