Mexico City vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$792	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$4463
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	69
😀 Quality of life	73	91
🏙️ Population	9.21M	385K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 43% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4074th and 777th ($1475 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 683rd 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 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 2482nd and 142nd 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	$11.6	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$19356

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260