Mexico City vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$611
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$4931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
82
😀 Quality of life
68
89
🏙️ Population
9.21M
468K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 52% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4630th and 806th ($1190 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 719th 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 2 months in Raleigh. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 3360th and 202nd 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
$10.3
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$22229

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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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753