Mexico City vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$792
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
87
😀 Quality of life
73
91
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.01M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 63% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4074th and 8th ($1475 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 2482nd and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs San Jose, United States

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Mexico City San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$23151

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273