Mexico City vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mexico City	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1428	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3399	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$774	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1028	$4485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	69
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	9.21M	385K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 45% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4274th and 719th ($1428 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 625th 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 32nd in the United States, while ranked 3354th and 151st 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	$11.7	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1886	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1143	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3740	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2224	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.92	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.3	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11420	$16676

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$975
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$917
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$934
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$986
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$907
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1032
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$771
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$987
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$981
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$1004
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1241
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$950
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$926
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$803
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$928
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$926
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$944
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$846
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$670
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$962
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$910
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1023

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285