Mexico City vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mexico City	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3182	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$721	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1296	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$410	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.3	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	80
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	9.21M	737K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 58% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4418th and 125th ($1331 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 92nd in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 3317th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Seattle

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	Mexico City	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.8	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$988	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1819	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3569	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2491	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.5	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.33	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$427	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11015	$29883

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$908
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$868
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$926
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$842
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$977
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$717
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$914
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$998
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$912
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$936
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1184
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$875
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$764
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$858
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$873
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$846
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$875
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$894
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$784
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$643
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$893
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$896
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$860
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1030

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114