Mexico City vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$2634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$5902
🏠 One person rent
$721
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$2981
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$666
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$99.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$4360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
68
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
9.21M
385K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 49% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4418th and 658th ($1331 vs $2634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 582nd 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 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tampa ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 3317th and 202nd 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
$12
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$6.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$3364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$2587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$5.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$14367

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Egypt Lake-Leto
$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi East Lake-Orient Park
$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi Palm River-Clair Mel
$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi Temple Terrace
$2443
11 km or 7 mi University
$2437
27 km or 17 mi Pinellas Park
$2103
28 km or 17 mi St. Petersburg
$2579
29 km or 18 mi Clearwater
$2577
31 km or 19 mi Dunedin
$2433
32 km or 20 mi Largo
$2106
33 km or 20 mi Plant
$2334
34 km or 21 mi Tarpon Springs
$2354
41 km or 25 mi Zephyrhills
$2128
50 km or 31 mi Lakeland
$2410
55 km or 34 mi Bradenton
$2347
65 km or 41 mi Brooksville
$2290
71 km or 44 mi Sarasota
$2749
74 km or 46 mi Winter Haven
$2155
84 km or 52 mi Haines
$2227
95 km or 59 mi Clermont
$2317
97 km or 60 mi Venice
$2698
105 km or 65 mi North Port
$2491
108 km or 67 mi Winter Garden
$2344
109 km or 68 mi Leesburg
$2255
110 km or 68 mi Kissimmee
$2254
113 km or 70 mi Ocoee
$2357
113 km or 71 mi Sebring
$1726
119 km or 74 mi St. Cloud
$2265
122 km or 76 mi Apopka
$2336
123 km or 76 mi Orlando
$2473
124 km or 77 mi Eustis
$2296
130 km or 81 mi Winter Park
$2378
130 km or 81 mi Altamonte Springs
$2358
136 km or 84 mi Casselberry
$2351
139 km or 86 mi Ocala
$1919
141 km or 88 mi Winter Springs
$2321
146 km or 91 mi Oviedo
$2320
148 km or 92 mi Sanford
$2304
156 km or 97 mi Cape Coral
$2230
161 km or 100 mi Deltona
$2294