Mexico City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$721
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
72
45
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.27M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 35% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4418th and 5704th ($1331 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Mexico and South Africa, respectively. Check Mexico vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 3317th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mexico City Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$3811

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915