Mexico City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$611
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
61
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
9.21M
605K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 2% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4630th and 4672nd ($1190 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Mexico and Latvia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3360th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Riga

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Mexico City Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$13962

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363