Mexico City vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$663
$1382
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$2287
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$3866
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
90
81
😀 Quality of life
66
90
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.43M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 42% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4206th and 1242nd ($1288 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1113th 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 1.7 months in San Antonio. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 4184th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs San Antonio

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Mexico City San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$5.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$94
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$19044

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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 San Antonio

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2158
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2175
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2146
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2186
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2590
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$789
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$595
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2737
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2221
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108