Mexico City vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mexico City	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3182	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$721	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$1296	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$410	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.3	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$4380
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	9.21M	525K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 53% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4418th and 362nd ($1331 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 307th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States 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 Sacramento. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 3317th and 309th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Sacramento

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	Mexico City	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.8	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$988	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1819	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3569	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2491	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.33	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$427	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11015	$27489

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Cities near Mexico City

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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850