Mexico City vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$603	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	89
😀 Quality of life	67	97
🏙️ Population	9.21M	5.87M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 62% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4604th and 129th ($1160 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.3 months in Singapore City. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 3470th and 11th 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	$11.1	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$27780

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605