Mexico City vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$1824
🏠 One person rent
$611
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$437
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
90
56
😀 Quality of life
68
58
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.42M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 61% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4630th and 6712th ($1190 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 23rd in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.6 months in Salvador. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 3360th and 5558th 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
$10.3
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$10964

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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 Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$599
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$604
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$602
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$606
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$591
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$545
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$579
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$471
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$406
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$640
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$670
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$529
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$538
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$602
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$542
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$611
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$519
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$597
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$414
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$412
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$582
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$630
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$553
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$589
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$610
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$575
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$557
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$545
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$495
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$573
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$556
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$573
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$608
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610