Mexico City vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$792	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$860
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	92
😀 Quality of life	73	81
🏙️ Population	9.21M	6.26M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 24% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4074th and 4785th ($1475 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Mexico and Chile, respectively. Check Mexico vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 2482nd and 637th 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	$11.6	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$12174

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895