Cost of Living Guide

City comparison

Cost of living in Mexico City vs Berlin

One person needs about €1,284 a month in Mexico City and €2,258 in Berlin, rent included — Mexico City is 76% cheaper overall.

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Mexico City
Mexico · 9.2M pop
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Berlin
Germany · 3.7M pop
Monthly rent (1BR)
€850€1,500
76% pricier
Groceries / mo
€260€350
35% pricier
Eating out (meal)
€8€15
87% pricier
Internet (100mbps)
€25€40
60% pricier
Avg salary (tech)
€1,900€4,600
142% higher
Coworking / mo
€160€250
56% pricier
Mexico CityBerlin
Rent€850€1,500
Groceries€260€350
Transport€25€58
Utilities€60€190

Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle

Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.

To live in Berlin the way you live in Mexico City on €3,000, you need

€5,276/ month net

76% more than today (+€2,276)

Mexico City today
Basket €1,284 · left over €1,716 (57%)
Berlin at the matched salary
Basket €2,258 · left over €3,018 (57%)

Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 204% over in Berlin (strong) vs 148% in Mexico City. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this

🇲🇽 Mexico City

Great food, US time zones, and rents rising quickly in Roma and Condesa.

Monthly budget: €1,284

Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports

🇩🇪 Berlin

Highest tech salaries on this list, offset by heating bills and a brutal rental market.

Monthly budget: €2,258

Sources: Destatis + Eurostat, HICP & Mietspiegel (2025) · 377 community reports

Should you move to Mexico City or Berlin?

On salary, Berlin pays more for tech roles (€4,600 versus €1,900 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,342 in Berlin at the top end.

Rent drives most of the gap: €850 in Mexico City against €1,500 in Berlin. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.

For remote workers, the nomad index scores Mexico City at 78 and Berlin at 76 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.

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