Mexico City vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$4466
🏠 One person rent
$721
$1202
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$1794
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$4100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
81
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.43M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 34% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4418th and 1930th ($1331 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1571st 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 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 3317th and 124th 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
$12
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$15049

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2164
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2178
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2233
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2210
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2215
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2222
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2169
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2416
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2221
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2241
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2196
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2148
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2188
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2105
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2075
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$2022
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2011
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$943
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1697
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2136
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1862
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1981
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1719
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$944
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$748
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1993
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1900
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2209
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2279
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2229
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2216
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2770
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2129
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2730
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2240
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2094
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1828
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2177
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2154