Mexico City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$774
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
59
😀 Quality of life
72
81
🏙️ Population
9.21M
595K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 14% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4274th and 4678th ($1428 vs $1248) 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 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3354th and 668th 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
$11.7
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406