Mexico City vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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