Mexico City vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$3027
🏠 One person rent
$663
$691
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$1622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
27
😀 Quality of life
66
74
🏙️ Population
9.21M
673K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 3% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4206th and 4103rd ($1288 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 50th 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 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Zaragoza ranked 32nd in Spain, while ranked 4184th and 1412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mexico City Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$44
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$7028

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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 Zaragoza

Distance City Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi Huesca
$1112
76 km or 47 mi Tudela
$1260
126 km or 78 mi Lleida
$1023
144 km or 90 mi Pamplona
$1340
158 km or 98 mi Logrono
$1142
174 km or 108 mi Vinaros
$1234
187 km or 116 mi Tarragona
$1148
188 km or 117 mi Pau
$1353
193 km or 120 mi Tarbes
$1364
199 km or 123 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
200 km or 124 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
201 km or 125 mi Villarreal
$1128
202 km or 125 mi Irun
$1362
203 km or 126 mi Errenteria
$1384
205 km or 127 mi Cuenca
$1139
206 km or 128 mi San Sebastian
$1530
207 km or 128 mi Borriana
$1147
211 km or 131 mi Zarautz
$1360
211 km or 131 mi Biarritz
$1718
215 km or 133 mi Eibar
$1334
218 km or 136 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
222 km or 138 mi Guadalajara
$1138
223 km or 138 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
223 km or 139 mi Ordino
$1593
225 km or 140 mi Manresa
$1076
225 km or 140 mi Sagunto
$1262
241 km or 149 mi Terrassa
$1409
241 km or 150 mi Requena
$1241
243 km or 151 mi Rubi
$1421
244 km or 152 mi Burgos
$1109
245 km or 152 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
246 km or 153 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
247 km or 153 mi Valencia
$1437
247 km or 153 mi Bilbao
$1501
248 km or 154 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
249 km or 155 mi Sabadell
$1443
250 km or 156 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
254 km or 158 mi Ripollet
$1562
255 km or 159 mi Portugalete
$1404
256 km or 159 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219