Mexico City vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$792
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
93
63
😀 Quality of life
73
60
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.76M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 71% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 4074th and 6476th ($1475 vs $864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Mexico and Ecuador, respectively. Check Mexico vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 0.7 months in Quito. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 2482nd and 5902nd 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
$11.6
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$8877

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005

Cities near Quito

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$592
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$557
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$516
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$653
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$672
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$514
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$613
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$675
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$827
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$694
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$780
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$731
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$762
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$842
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$953
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$829
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$704
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$707
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$631
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$584
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$524
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$559
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$577
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$850
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$856
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$788
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$606
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$660
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$563
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$705
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$593
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$651
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$617
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$638
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$749
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$769
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$749
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$537
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$862
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$559