Mexico City vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$5841
🏠 One person rent
$774
$1607
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$2790
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$3629
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
78
😀 Quality of life
72
93
🏙️ Population
9.21M
662K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 44% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4274th and 822nd ($1428 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Vancouver. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 3354th and 53rd 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
$11.7
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$21986

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2457
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2237
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2590
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2054
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1865
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1884
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2128
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2470
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2539
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2710
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1872
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2628
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2641
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2674
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2717
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2734
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2739
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2778
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2200
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2737
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2702
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3041
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2475
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3559
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3154
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3292
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2896
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2915