Mexico City vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$611
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$7795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
90
97
😀 Quality of life
68
97
🏙️ Population
9.21M
874K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 69% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 4630th and 9th ($1190 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 3360th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs San Francisco

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Mexico City San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$31050

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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 Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610