Mexico City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$611
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
90
62
😀 Quality of life
68
39
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.27M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 23% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4630th and 5883rd ($1190 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 3360th and 7063rd 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
$10.3
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$8.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$4830

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045