Mexico City vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$611
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
91
😀 Quality of life
68
78
🏙️ Population
9.21M
6.26M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 0.9% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4630th and 4604th ($1190 vs $1200) 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 0.6 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 3360th and 705th 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
$10.3
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$7298

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534