Mexico City vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$7320
🏠 One person rent
$611
$2164
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$4039
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$4523
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
89
😀 Quality of life
68
97
🏙️ Population
9.21M
5.87M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 62% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4630th and 81st ($1190 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Mexico and Singapore, respectively. Check Mexico vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 3360th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Singapore City

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Mexico City Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$8.1
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$28407

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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 Singapore City

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$709
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$604
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$745
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$750
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$752
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$699
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$630
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$585
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$590
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$518
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$571
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$617
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$732
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$687
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$499
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$729
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$579
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$673
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$950
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$670
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$420
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$759
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$441
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$459
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$530
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$671
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$485
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$669
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637