Mexico City vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$2166
🏠 One person rent
$792
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
93
57
😀 Quality of life
73
63
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.42M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 66% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4074th and 6337th ($1475 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 2482nd and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Salvador

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Mexico City Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$15139

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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 Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$690
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$691
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$575
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$678
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$654
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$624
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$660
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$568
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$495
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$661
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$599
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$583
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$571
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$592
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$649
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$601
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$632
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$472
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$606
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$673
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$671
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$491
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$617
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$630
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$752
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$616
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$696
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$705
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$627
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$641
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$603
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$617
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$598
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$623
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$609
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$680
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$614
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$615
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$637
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$751