Mexico City vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mexico City	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1428	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3399	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$774	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1028	$3648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	86
😀 Quality of life	72	95
🏙️ Population	9.21M	2.79M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 43% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4274th and 897th ($1428 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 3354th and 29th 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	$11.7	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1886	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1143	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3740	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2224	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.92	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.3	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11420	$20314

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$975
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$917
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$934
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$986
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$907
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1032
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$771
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$987
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$981
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$1004
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1241
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$950
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$926
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$803
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$928
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$926
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$944
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$846
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$670
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$962
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$910
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1023

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029