Mexico City vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$663
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$3016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
78
😀 Quality of life
66
93
🏙️ Population
9.21M
662K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 50% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4206th and 587th ($1288 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Vancouver. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 4184th and 60th 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
$10.1
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$14942

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758