Mexico City vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$6734
🏠 One person rent
$663
$1795
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$3490
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$4345
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
82
😀 Quality of life
66
87
🏙️ Population
9.21M
468K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 53% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4206th and 304th ($1288 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 266th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 4184th and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Raleigh

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Mexico City Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$6.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$22084

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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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857