Mexico City vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$6191
🏠 One person rent
$611
$1670
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$4470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
54
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
9.21M
525K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 55% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4630th and 501st ($1190 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 443rd 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 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 3360th and 281st 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
$10.3
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$7.27
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$30262

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2678
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2722
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2757
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2839
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2929
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2667
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2553
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2613
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2724
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3171
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2593
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3186
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3509
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2718
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2907
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3105
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2890
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2934
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3510
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2845
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2726
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2714
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2885
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2557
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2561
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3088
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2250
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2949
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2831
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2922
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2851