Mexico City vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$2658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$6218
🏠 One person rent
$611
$1722
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$3186
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$684
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$5035
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
69
😀 Quality of life
68
90
🏙️ Population
9.21M
385K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 55% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4630th and 497th ($1190 vs $2658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 439th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tampa ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 3360th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Tampa

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Mexico City Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$7.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$1814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$3714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$2659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$4042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$6.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$1391
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$14056

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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

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$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi East Lake-Orient Park
$2475
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$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi Temple Terrace
$2453
11 km or 7 mi University
$2435
27 km or 17 mi Pinellas Park
$2080
28 km or 17 mi St. Petersburg
$2642
29 km or 18 mi Clearwater
$2543
31 km or 19 mi Dunedin
$2410
32 km or 20 mi Largo
$2190
33 km or 20 mi Plant
$2314
34 km or 21 mi Tarpon Springs
$2355
41 km or 25 mi Zephyrhills
$2075
50 km or 31 mi Lakeland
$2437
55 km or 34 mi Bradenton
$2519
65 km or 41 mi Brooksville
$2289
71 km or 44 mi Sarasota
$2745
74 km or 46 mi Winter Haven
$2128
84 km or 52 mi Haines
$2224
95 km or 59 mi Clermont
$2328
97 km or 60 mi Venice
$2595
105 km or 65 mi North Port
$2461
108 km or 67 mi Winter Garden
$2382
109 km or 68 mi Leesburg
$2279
110 km or 68 mi Kissimmee
$2267
113 km or 70 mi Ocoee
$2406
113 km or 71 mi Sebring
$1693
119 km or 74 mi St. Cloud
$2283
122 km or 76 mi Apopka
$2408
123 km or 76 mi Orlando
$2594
124 km or 77 mi Eustis
$2302
130 km or 81 mi Winter Park
$2457
130 km or 81 mi Altamonte Springs
$2408
136 km or 84 mi Casselberry
$2397
139 km or 86 mi Ocala
$1957
141 km or 88 mi Winter Springs
$2380
146 km or 91 mi Oviedo
$2364
148 km or 92 mi Sanford
$2353
156 km or 97 mi Cape Coral
$2353
161 km or 100 mi Deltona
$2369