City comparison
Cost of living in Porto vs Mexico City
One person needs about €1,526 a month in Porto and €1,284 in Mexico City, rent included — Mexico City is 16% cheaper overall.
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 Mexico City the way you live in Porto on €3,000, you need
€2,524/ month net
16% less than today (-€476)
- Porto today
- Basket €1,526 · left over €1,474 (49%)
- Mexico City at the matched salary
- Basket €1,284 · left over €1,240 (49%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 148% over in Mexico City (adequate) vs 138% in Porto. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇵🇹 Porto
Lisbon's cheaper twin: same coast, same fibre, noticeably lower rent.
Monthly budget: €1,526
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇲🇽 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
Should you move to Porto or Mexico City?
On salary, Porto pays more for tech roles (€2,100 versus €1,900 a month), so the money left over after costs is €616 in Mexico City at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,000 in Porto against €850 in Mexico City. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Porto at 82 and Mexico City at 78 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.