Mexico City vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$3121
🏠 One person rent
$611
$661
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$1063
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$1616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
27
😀 Quality of life
68
73
🏙️ Population
9.21M
683K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 11% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4630th and 4271st ($1190 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 67th 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 41st in Spain, while ranked 3360th and 1465th 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
$10.3
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$7709

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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

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance City Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi Huesca
$1094
76 km or 47 mi Tudela
$1314
126 km or 78 mi Lleida
$1309
144 km or 90 mi Pamplona
$1464
158 km or 98 mi Logrono
$1016
174 km or 108 mi Vinaros
$1391
187 km or 116 mi Tarragona
$1240
188 km or 117 mi Pau
$1399
193 km or 120 mi Tarbes
$1439
199 km or 123 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
200 km or 124 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
201 km or 125 mi Villarreal
$1238
202 km or 125 mi Irun
$1500
203 km or 126 mi Errenteria
$1528
205 km or 127 mi Cuenca
$1162
206 km or 128 mi San Sebastian
$1623
207 km or 128 mi Borriana
$1244
211 km or 131 mi Zarautz
$1495
211 km or 131 mi Biarritz
$1697
215 km or 133 mi Eibar
$1436
218 km or 136 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
222 km or 138 mi Guadalajara
$1122
223 km or 138 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
223 km or 139 mi Ordino
$1688
225 km or 140 mi Manresa
$1105
225 km or 140 mi Sagunto
$1274
241 km or 149 mi Terrassa
$1491
241 km or 150 mi Requena
$1317
243 km or 151 mi Rubi
$1494
244 km or 152 mi Burgos
$1220
245 km or 152 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
246 km or 153 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
247 km or 153 mi Valencia
$1581
247 km or 153 mi Bilbao
$1522
248 km or 154 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
249 km or 155 mi Sabadell
$1577
250 km or 156 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
254 km or 158 mi Ripollet
$1573
255 km or 159 mi Portugalete
$1439
256 km or 159 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471