Expat corridor

🇺🇸 San Francisco → 🇲🇽 Mexico City

63% cheaper, 2h direct flight, great timezone overlap, vibrant culture

Departure

🇺🇸

San Francisco

United States

Est. monthly budget

$4,600

Data source

BEA (2024)

Destination

🇲🇽

Mexico City

Mexico

Est. monthly budget

$1,680

−63% cheaper

Data source

World Bank (2024)

If you earn $5,000/mo in San Francisco, you'd need:

$1,826/mo

in Mexico City for the same standard of living

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