Mexico City vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mexico City	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$663	$1528
🏘️ Family rent	$1322	$2705
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$819	$3089
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	90	80
😀 Quality of life	66	80
🏙️ Population	9.21M	518K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 46% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4206th and 831st ($1288 vs $2407) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 10th in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.3 months in Surrey. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Surrey ranked 22nd in Canada, while ranked 4184th and 457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Surrey

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	Mexico City	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1792	$3165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$2363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.7	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3145	$11457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2277	$10205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$7.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.34	$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10204	$7382

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2329
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2034
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2564
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2251
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1455
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2141
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2210
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2134
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2445
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2576
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2585
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2604
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2837
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3118
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2729
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1721
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2728
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2920
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3262
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2974
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2313
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3345
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2758
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2651