Mexico City vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Mexico City San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1208
$2051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2933
$4878
🏠 One person rent
$622
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$1135
$2227
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$498
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$856
$4466
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
81
😀 Quality of life
67
91
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.43M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 41% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4299th and 1380th ($1208 vs $2051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1219th 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 2.2 months in San Antonio. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs San Antonio ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 3838th and 102nd 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
$9.06
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$836
$1297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$1011
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$2396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$1832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$75.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.15%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$5056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2158
$4348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.65
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$6.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.95
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$1299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9550
$19364

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$935
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$924
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$839
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$924
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$815
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$826
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$726
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$851
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$825
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$859
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$840
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$731
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$839
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$817
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$677
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$672
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$799
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$802
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$869
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$783
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$762
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$851
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$937
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$750
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$612
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$632
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$712
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$763
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$714
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$739
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$975
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$754
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$601
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$635
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1261
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$1103
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$622
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$696
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$782

Cities near San Antonio

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$1889
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$1889
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$1757
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$1878
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$1782
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$1929
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$1800
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2605
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2311
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2373
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2277
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2329
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2156
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$1806
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$1762
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1680
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1516
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1740
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$634
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1589
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$1836
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1731
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1448
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1591
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$718
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$621
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1808
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1705
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$1987
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$1823
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$1892
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$1957
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1958
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2015
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$3044
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2209
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2099
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1932
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2012
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$1977