Mexico City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$792	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$4246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	73	95
🏙️ Population	9.21M	664K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 45% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4074th and 649th ($1475 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Mexico and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Mexico vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 2482nd and 20th 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	$11.6	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$13092

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799