Mexico City vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$611
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$3361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
78
😀 Quality of life
68
92
🏙️ Population
9.21M
662K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 55% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4630th and 512th ($1190 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st 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 5th in Canada, while ranked 3360th and 100th 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
$10.3
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$6.59
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.41
🧅 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
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$16245

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743