Mexico City vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$663
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
69
😀 Quality of life
66
76
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.38M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 35% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4206th and 5668th ($1288 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Mexico and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Mexico vs Bulgaria 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 Sofia. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4184th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Sofia

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Mexico City Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$7940

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619