Mexico City vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$721
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
72
81
🏙️ Population
9.21M
6.26M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 20% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4418th and 4939th ($1331 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Mexico and Chile, respectively. Check Mexico vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 3317th and 672nd 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
$12
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$9190

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827