Mexico City vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2923
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$603
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1214
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.2
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$709
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
70
😀 Quality of life
67
78
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.4M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 12% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4604th and 5261st ($1160 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 3470th and 723rd 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
$11.1
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$846
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.34%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2952
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.96
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.6
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9034
$6749

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$682
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$687
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633