Mexico City vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$2247
🏠 One person rent
$721
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$485
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
92
62
😀 Quality of life
72
57
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.76M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 51% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 4418th and 6318th ($1331 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Mexico and Ecuador, respectively. Check Mexico vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.5 months in Quito. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 3317th and 6166th 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
$12
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$9282

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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 Quito

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$598
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$585
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$542
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$649
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$604
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$509
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$606
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$608
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$841
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$622
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$776
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$745
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$859
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$869
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$1006
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$780
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$728
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$712
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$572
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$587
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$489
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$601
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$582
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$759
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$782
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$693
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$565
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$656
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$511
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$704
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$596
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$648
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$609
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$638
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$667
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$679
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$655
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$506
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$730
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$515