Mexico City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$721
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
61
😀 Quality of life
72
82
🏙️ Population
9.21M
605K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 5% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4418th and 4556th ($1331 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Mexico and Latvia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3317th and 625th 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
$12
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$16726

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383