Mexico City vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$4931
🏠 One person rent
$611
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$2192
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$560
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$4224
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
90
81
😀 Quality of life
68
91
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.43M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 46% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4630th and 1380th ($1190 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1203rd 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 1.9 months in San Antonio. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 3360th and 118th 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
$10.3
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$6.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$10912

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

Cities near San Antonio

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2155
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2172
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2156
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2177
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2226
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2223
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2071
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2473
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2232
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2250
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2211
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2145
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2194
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2231
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2075
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$2006
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2037
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$734
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1749
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2186
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1885
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$2024
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1856
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$765
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$545
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1890
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1764
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2151
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2223
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2164
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2143
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2734
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2692
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2248
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2093
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1798
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2080
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2137