Mexico City vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2923
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$603
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$1214
$2615
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.2
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$709
$3246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
67
92
🏙️ Population
9.21M
662K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 53% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4604th and 819th ($1160 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 3470th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Vancouver

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Mexico City Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$846
$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.34%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2952
$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.96
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9034
$17240

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Distance City Cost of living
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$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804

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7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2495
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2317
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2280
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2490
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2021
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2466
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1761
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2121
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2047
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2093
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2023
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
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$2527
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2692
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1810
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2598
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2589
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2637
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2642
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2726
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2785
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2973
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2155
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2625
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2718
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2882
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2462
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3239
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3015
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3273
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2826
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2759