Mexico City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$663
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
90
62
😀 Quality of life
66
44
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.27M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 47% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4206th and 6110th ($1288 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Mexico and South Africa, respectively. Check Mexico vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 4184th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mexico City Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$2867

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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 Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952