Mexico City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mexico City	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$663	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$1322	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$819	$3795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	94
😀 Quality of life	66	93
🏙️ Population	9.21M	592K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 36% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4206th and 1756th ($1288 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th in Mexico and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Mexico vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 4184th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Rotterdam

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	Mexico City	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1792	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.7	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3145	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2277	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.34	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10204	$12166

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$905
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$887
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$828
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1009
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$904
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$874
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$924
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$816
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$861
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$910
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$875
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$781
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$767
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$804
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$927
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$826
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$915
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1066
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$853
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$851
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$996
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$810
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$596
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$765
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$774
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$833
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$812
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$779
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$662
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$853
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$707
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$763
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$881

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413