Mexico City vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$663
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$6506
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
80
😀 Quality of life
66
90
🏙️ Population
9.21M
737K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 57% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4206th and 145th ($1288 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 120th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 4184th and 125th 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
$10.1
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$8.28
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$29730

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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 Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210