Mexico City vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$6163
🏠 One person rent
$663
$1718
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$2740
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$659
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$4811
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
54
😀 Quality of life
66
86
🏙️ Population
9.21M
525K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 52% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4206th and 409th ($1288 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 364th 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 1.8 months in Sacramento. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Sacramento ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 4184th and 238th 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
$10.1
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$2938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$5758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$2211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$25420

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2544
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2572
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2588
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2620
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2675
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2679
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2548
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2909
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2617
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2633
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2560
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2699
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2586
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2671
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$2910
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2534
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3059
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3314
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2657
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2227
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2903
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2140
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3171
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2916
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2904
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3213
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2824
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2947
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2697
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2900
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2417
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2434
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3041
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2968
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2840
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2929
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2860