Mexico City vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$603	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	27
😀 Quality of life	67	59
🏙️ Population	9.21M	687K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 5% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4604th and 4828th ($1160 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 120th in Mexico and Spain, respectively. Check Mexico vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 3470th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Zaragoza

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	Mexico City	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$7261

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387