Mexico City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$774
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$4180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
72
95
🏙️ Population
9.21M
664K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 46% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4274th and 676th ($1428 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 3354th and 24th 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
$11.7
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$13439

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Cities near Mexico City

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

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727