Mexico City vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$611
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
86
😀 Quality of life
68
94
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.79M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 54% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4630th and 656th ($1190 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th 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 1st in Canada, while ranked 3360th and 52nd 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
$10.3
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$18156

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085