Mexico City vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$6170
🏠 One person rent
$792
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$2782
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$710
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$4542
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
54
😀 Quality of life
73
87
🏙️ Population
9.21M
525K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 45% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4074th and 605th ($1475 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 533rd 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 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 2482nd and 347th 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
$11.6
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$20438

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848