Mexico City vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mexico City	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3182	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$721	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$1296	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$410	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.3	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$2682
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	79
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	9.21M	568K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 42% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4418th and 1272nd ($1331 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 13th in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 3317th and 146th 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	$12	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.8	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$988	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1819	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3569	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2491	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.5	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.33	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$427	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11015	$12061

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741