Mexico vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$880
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2158
$3156
🏠 One person rent
$398
$801
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$1277
🍽️ Food expenses
$328
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$678
$1822
💸 GDP per capita
$13790
$33509
😃 Human freedom index
6.66
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
74.8
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
56
🌐 English speaking %
13%
22%
🎓 Higher education
89
90
😀 Quality of life
43
78
🏙️ Population
125M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($880) is 37% less expensive than in Spain ($1402). Mexico ranked 104th vs 38th for Spain in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 103rd and 30th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico vs Spain

We calculate prices for Mexico and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 144 and 153 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Mexico Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.38
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$3.35
 Cappuccino
$3.34
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$653
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$579
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1856
$3979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1375
$2578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$14.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5685
$8661

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1160
9.21M
Tijuana
$1047
1.96M
Zapopan
$1021
1.48M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
1.93M
Monterrey
$1277
1.14M
Ciudad Juarez
$948
1.32M
Leon
$684
1.58M
Guadalajara
$1017
1.46M
Puebla
$981
1.43M
Mexicali
$913
1.03M
Queretaro
$983
795K
Aguascalientes
$796
934K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
1.07M
Saltillo
$892
864K
Guadalupe
$916
692K
Naucalpan
$800
872K
Morelia
$717
963K
Cancun
$1132
889K
Chihuahua
$814
878K
Culiacan
$761
808K
Hermosillo
$814
856K
Merida
$1085
892K
Apodaca
$952
523K
Acapulco
$756
673K
San Luis Potosi
$808
773K
Tlaquepaque
$660
664K
Torreon
$646
690K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$842
443K
Tlalnepantla
$741
653K
Reynosa
$795
589K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1781
3.42M
Barcelona
$1841
1.7M
Valencia
$1522
826K
Seville
$1255
687K
Tenerife
$1612
932K
Zaragoza
$1101
687K
Murcia
$1138
673K
Malaga
$1430
592K
Bilbao
$1455
348K
Palma de Mallorca
$1696
432K
Las Palmas
$1268
380K
Alicante
$1300
359K
Cordoba
$1100
323K
Vigo
$1227
294K
Terrassa
$1361
229K
Gijon
$1233
269K
Valladolid
$1212
301K
Sabadell
$1431
222K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
280K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1532
258K
Pamplona
$1422
208K
San Sebastian
$1477
189K
Badalona
$1747
227K
A Coruna
$1196
249K
Granada
$1164
233K
Jerez de la Frontera
$892
214K
Oviedo
$1129
186K
Cartagena
$1068
220K
Elche
$1154
243K
Burgos
$1107
176K