Mexico City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$603	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	94
😀 Quality of life	67	93
🏙️ Population	9.21M	664K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 51% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4604th and 1038th ($1160 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 3470th and 68th 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	$11.1	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$10730

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514