Mexico City vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$4836
🏠 One person rent
$611
$998
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$3778
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
90
46
😀 Quality of life
68
81
🏙️ Population
9.21M
398K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 35% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4630th and 2435th ($1190 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1891st 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 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 2.1 months in Wichita. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 3360th and 488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Wichita

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Mexico City Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$5.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$16129

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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
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1843
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1727
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1243
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1685
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1500
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1596
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1832
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$2026
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1841
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1755
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1807
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1732
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1577
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1835
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1772
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1854
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1515
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1580
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1835
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1840
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1690
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1899
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1765
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2100
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1864
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1961
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1919
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1953
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1931
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2258
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1874
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2045
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1909
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2308
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2231
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2433
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2316
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2179
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1802
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2287