Mexico City vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$721
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$442
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
72
67
🏙️ Population
9.21M
6.21M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 42% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4418th and 6006th ($1331 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 3317th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Rio de Janeiro

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Mexico City Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$12076

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Cities near Mexico City

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

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$739
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$653
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$648
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$810
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$590
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$706
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$498
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$564
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$445
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$539
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$557
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$530
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$683
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$525
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$550
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$506
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$603
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$625
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$631
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$540
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$673
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$632
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$597
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$643
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$613
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$541
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$518
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$620
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$536
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$625
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$611
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$618
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$633
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$559
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$644
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$657
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$530
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$492
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$819
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$586