Mexico City vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mexico City	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1190	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3028	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$611	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1253	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$740	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	68	63
🏙️ Population	9.21M	11.5M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 18% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4630th and 5616th ($1190 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 3360th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Sao Paulo

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	Mexico City	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.3	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1747	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1045	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2781	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.65	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.69	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$396	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8550	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629