Mexico City vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$663
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
91
😀 Quality of life
66
77
🏙️ Population
9.21M
6.26M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 20% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4206th and 4828th ($1288 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Mexico and Chile, respectively. Check Mexico vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 4184th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Santiago

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Mexico City Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$6400

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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 Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440