Mexico City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$6248
🏠 One person rent
$721
$1599
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$3894
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
72
94
🏙️ Population
9.21M
664K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 49% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4418th and 689th ($1331 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.7 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 3317th and 67th 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
$12
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$7.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$13809

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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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2228
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2392
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2581
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2374
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2222
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2087
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2175
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2718
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1846
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2589
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2414
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2238
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3118
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2568
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2252
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2374
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2256
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2230
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2178
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1829
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1639
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2089
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1818
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2318
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1804
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1860
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2359
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1696
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2168
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1512
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671