Mexico City vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$8827
🏠 One person rent
$663
$2575
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$4722
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$762
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$7332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
90
97
😀 Quality of life
66
95
🏙️ Population
9.21M
874K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 65% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 4206th and 12th ($1288 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 10th 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 Francisco. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 4184th and 29th 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
$10.1
$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$8.6
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$31490

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3123
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2965
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3127
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3147
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3042
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3163
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3046
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3219
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2969
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4148
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3583
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3518
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2840
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2968
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3567
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2660
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2881
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2697
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2922
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2860
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2900
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3195
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2824
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2947
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3313
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3003
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3733