Mexico City vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$603	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	91
😀 Quality of life	67	77
🏙️ Population	9.21M	6.26M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 2% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4604th and 4686th ($1160 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 3470th and 764th 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	$11.1	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$8040

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731