Mexico City vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$603	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	81
😀 Quality of life	67	91
🏙️ Population	9.21M	1.43M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 43% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4604th and 1745th ($1160 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1531st 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 2 months in San Antonio. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 3470th and 117th 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	$11.1	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$16552

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133