Mexico City vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$663
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
86
😀 Quality of life
66
94
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.79M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 50% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4206th and 571st ($1288 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 4184th and 36th 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
$10.1
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$18837

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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

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190