Mexico City vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$792
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$3517
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
86
😀 Quality of life
73
94
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.79M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 39% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4074th and 1059th ($1475 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 2482nd and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Toronto

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Mexico City Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$22670

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053