Mexico City vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$2592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$5929
🏠 One person rent
$663
$1681
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$2827
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$4846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
69
😀 Quality of life
66
88
🏙️ Population
9.21M
385K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 50% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4206th and 545th ($1288 vs $2592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 489th 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 41st in the United States, while ranked 4184th and 180th 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
$10.1
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$5.97
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1683
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$3244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$2357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$4395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$2397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$16.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$5.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$6.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$2.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$26113

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Egypt Lake-Leto
$2426
9 km or 5.6 mi East Lake-Orient Park
$2417
9.7 km or 6 mi Palm River-Clair Mel
$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi Temple Terrace
$2396
11 km or 7 mi University
$2398
27 km or 17 mi Pinellas Park
$1770
28 km or 17 mi St. Petersburg
$2485
29 km or 18 mi Clearwater
$2611
31 km or 19 mi Dunedin
$2463
32 km or 20 mi Largo
$2312
33 km or 20 mi Plant
$2298
34 km or 21 mi Tarpon Springs
$2362
41 km or 25 mi Zephyrhills
$2127
50 km or 31 mi Lakeland
$2420
55 km or 34 mi Bradenton
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Brooksville
$2243
71 km or 44 mi Sarasota
$2722
74 km or 46 mi Winter Haven
$2053
84 km or 52 mi Haines
$2144
95 km or 59 mi Clermont
$2266
97 km or 60 mi Venice
$2523
105 km or 65 mi North Port
$2437
108 km or 67 mi Winter Garden
$2348
109 km or 68 mi Leesburg
$2231
110 km or 68 mi Kissimmee
$1860
113 km or 70 mi Ocoee
$2390
113 km or 71 mi Sebring
$1847
119 km or 74 mi St. Cloud
$2073
122 km or 76 mi Apopka
$2380
123 km or 76 mi Orlando
$2634
124 km or 77 mi Eustis
$2268
130 km or 81 mi Winter Park
$2475
130 km or 81 mi Altamonte Springs
$2425
136 km or 84 mi Casselberry
$2409
139 km or 86 mi Ocala
$1917
141 km or 88 mi Winter Springs
$2373
146 km or 91 mi Oviedo
$2342
148 km or 92 mi Sanford
$2343
156 km or 97 mi Cape Coral
$2515
161 km or 100 mi Deltona
$2357