Mexico City vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$2664
🏠 One person rent
$663
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$881
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$460
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
66
64
🏙️ Population
9.21M
12.4M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 24% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4206th and 5031st ($1288 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 4184th and 4799th 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
$10.1
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$8.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$12031

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$768
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$695
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$733
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$744
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$680
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$690
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$600
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$711
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$668
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$661
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$669
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$674
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$669
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$695
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$645
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$682
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$680
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$651
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$699
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$652
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$652
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$675
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$680
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$662
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$677
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$687
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$700
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$678
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$761
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$763
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$662
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$657
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$558
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$813
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$649
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$678
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$659