Mexico City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2923
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$603
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1214
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.2
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$709
$1598
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
67
38
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.27M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 26% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4604th and 5917th ($1160 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th 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 10th in South Africa, while ranked 3470th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Soweto

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Mexico City Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$846
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.34%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2952
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.96
$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.6
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9034
$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003