Mexico City vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mexico City	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1428	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3399	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$774	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1028	$881
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	92
😀 Quality of life	72	80
🏙️ Population	9.21M	6.26M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 20% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4274th and 4795th ($1428 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 3354th and 688th 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	$11.7	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1886	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1143	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3740	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2224	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.92	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11420	$10578

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$975
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$917
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$934
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$986
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$907
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1032
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$771
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$987
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$981
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$1004
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1241
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$950
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$926
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$803
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$928
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$926
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$944
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$846
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$670
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$962
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$910
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1023

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849