Mexico City vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2923
$5530
🏠 One person rent
$603
$1484
🏘️ Family rent
$1214
$2447
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$625
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.2
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$709
$4749
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
82
😀 Quality of life
67
88
🏙️ Population
9.21M
468K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 51% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4604th and 972nd ($1160 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 892nd 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 51st in the United States, while ranked 3470th and 221st 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
$11.1
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$846
$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.34%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2952
$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.96
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9034
$21914

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2616
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1836
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2229
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2335
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2315
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2290
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2140
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2169
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2184
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2052
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1733
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2144
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2100
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2091
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1764
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2011
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2117
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2076
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2014
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1934
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2058
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2169
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2100
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2136
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1952
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1819
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2117
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2136
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1752
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2147
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1976
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2144
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2332
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2182
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2269
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1682