Mexico City vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$663
$473
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
90
56
😀 Quality of life
66
43
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.9M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 40% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4206th and 5826th ($1288 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th 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 0.4 months in Salvador. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Salvador ranked 44th in Brazil, while ranked 4184th and 6863rd 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
$10.1
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$12057

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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 Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$680
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$674
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$701
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$666
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$635
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$592
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$620
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$494
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$438
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$606
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$634
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$566
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$595
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$525
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$611
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$597
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$577
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$462
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$550
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$634
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$610
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$444
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$436
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$583
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$651
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$621
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$615
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$612
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$587
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$580
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$606
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$576
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$504
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$645
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$573
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$657
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$619
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$631
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$601
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$711