Mexico City vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$792	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$7152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	73	94
🏙️ Population	9.21M	690K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 56% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4074th and 74th ($1475 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 56th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 2.1 months in Washington. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 2482nd and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Washington

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	Mexico City	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$24903

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088