Cost of Living Comparison Between Boston and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Boston and Mexico City

😐 Solo nomad: Boston is 30.8% more expensive than Mexico City without rent, and 65.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Boston is 12.7% more expensive than Mexico City without rent, and 43.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$26.67 £19.93

$13.19 MX$233

102.20%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$83.0 £62.0

$53.5 MX$944

55.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.90 £8.14

$9.37 MX$165

16.33%

Cappuccino

$4.73 £3.53

$3.75 MX$66.2

26.13%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.91 £1.43

$1.57 MX$27.71

21.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.66 £1.24

$1.11 MX$19.61

49.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.29 £3.95

$3.12 MX$55.1

69.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.47 £4.09

$4.81 MX$84.9

13.72%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.15 £0.86

$1.65 MX$29.16

-30.30%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 £0.44

$2.77 MX$48.87

-78.70%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.61 £1.20

$1.91 MX$33.67

-15.71%

Eggs

$4.35 £3.25

$2.60 MX$45.81

67.31%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.28 £7.68

$10.21 MX$180

0.69%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.64 £5.71

$8.46 MX$149

-9.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.19 £12.84

$11.60 MX$205

48.19%

Apples (1kg)

$3.50 £2.61

$3.00 MX$52.9

16.67%

Banana (1kg)

$2.06 £1.54

$1.73 MX$30.49

19.08%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.34 £2.49

$2.04 MX$36.05

63.73%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.64 £1.97

$2.00 MX$35.34

32.00%

Potato (1kg)

$0.93 £0.69

$2.15 MX$37.91

-56.74%

Onion (1kg)

$1.71 £1.28

$2.25 MX$39.71

-24.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.31 £0.98

$1.39 MX$24.57

-5.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 £1.36

$1.07 MX$18.88

70.09%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$16.00 £11.96

$4.13 MX$73.0

287.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.89 £6.64

$12.35 MX$218

-28.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.63 £2.71

$1.70 MX$30.02

113.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.80 £2.09

$3.56 MX$62.8

-21.35%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.31 £2.47

$0.36 MX$6.35

819.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$90.3 £67.4

$18.70 MX$330

382.67%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.68 £3.50

$1.36 MX$24.05

244.12%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.33 £1.00

$0.28 MX$4.88

375.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$22.99 £17.18

$5.44 MX$96.0

322.61%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.90 £1.42

$1.34 MX$23.64

41.79%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$38.4K £28.7K

$19.0K MX$335.5K

102.21%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$42.1K £31.5K

$23.3K MX$411.1K

80.90%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$391 £292

$40.62 MX$717

861.74%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$17.36 £12.97

$26.92 MX$475

-35.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 £27.16

$29.98 MX$529

21.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$45.52 £34.00

$52.2 MX$922

-12.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.91 MX$457

Cinema Ticket

$10.27 £7.67

$6.39 MX$113

60.72%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$1,781 £1,331

$431 MX$7,603

313.52%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.3K £13.7K

$10.4K MX$184.0K

75.77%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.4 £41.40

$58.4 MX$1,031

-5.14%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$53.6 £40.02

$44.65 MX$788

19.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.5 £53.4

$103 MX$1,823

-30.79%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$62.0 £46.29

$106 MX$1,876

-41.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,239 £926

$998 MX$17.6K

24.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,003 £749

$624 MX$11.0K

60.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,060 £1,539

$2,108 MX$37.2K

-2.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,695 £1,266

$1,231 MX$21.7K

37.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,647 MX$64.4K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,169 MX$38.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,662 £1,989

$1,044 MX$18.4K

155.02%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.9

11.34

-47.97%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Boston: January 12, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: January 13, 2026

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