Mexico City vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$3550
🏠 One person rent
$611
$1065
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$1571
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$1400
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
90
18
😀 Quality of life
68
61
🏙️ Population
9.21M
932K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 30% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4630th and 2853rd ($1190 vs $1707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 10th in Mexico and Spain, respectively. Check Mexico vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tenerife ranked 80th in Spain, while ranked 3360th and 5147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mexico City Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$1109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$1649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$2914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$2073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$6379

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Cities near Mexico City

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

Cities near Tenerife

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi La Orotava
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1764
37 km or 23 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1391
41 km or 26 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1394
112 km or 69 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1336
116 km or 72 mi Las Palmas
$1353
269 km or 167 mi Puerto del Rosario
$1266
272 km or 169 mi Corralejo
$1592
308 km or 191 mi Arrecife
$1251
358 km or 222 mi Laayoune
$559
487 km or 302 mi Canico
$1431
488 km or 303 mi Funchal
$1469
488 km or 303 mi Camara de Lobos
$1419
490 km or 305 mi Santa Cruz
$1431
495 km or 307 mi Machico
$1421
715 km or 444 mi Taghazout
$522
721 km or 448 mi Agadir
$534
726 km or 451 mi Ait Melloul
$524
751 km or 467 mi Essaouira
$605
837 km or 520 mi Safi
$502
911 km or 566 mi Marrakesh
$651
951 km or 591 mi El Jadida
$512
1041 km or 647 mi Casablanca
$898
1061 km or 659 mi Khouribga
$415
1065 km or 662 mi Mohammedia
$667
1082 km or 672 mi Beni Mellal
$457
1116 km or 694 mi Temara
$639
1128 km or 701 mi Rabat
$747
1131 km or 703 mi Sale
$531
1135 km or 705 mi Nouakchott
$678
1161 km or 721 mi Kenitra
$550
1223 km or 760 mi Meknes
$498
1230 km or 764 mi Lagos
$1556
1241 km or 771 mi Portimao
$1229
1245 km or 774 mi Lagoa
$1337
1251 km or 777 mi Silves
$1395
1253 km or 779 mi Albufeira
$2047
1266 km or 787 mi Faro
$1163
1271 km or 790 mi Loule
$1436
1272 km or 791 mi Olhao
$1252