Cost of living comparison

China

compared to

Mexico

Cuernavaca vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Cuernavaca is 13.9% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 77.5% more in Cuernavaca
Groceries: pay 17.9% more in Cuernavaca
Transportation: pay 17.6% more in Cuernavaca
Housing: pay 39.3% less in Cuernavaca
Childcare: pay 73.2% less in Cuernavaca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% less in Cuernavaca
Clothing: pay 19.4% less in Cuernavaca

The cost of restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Cuernavaca are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cuernavaca. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Cuernavaca.

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Cuernavaca vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cuernavaca instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 77.5% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Cuernavaca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.95	$8.34 MX$153.66	+86.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.94	$7.20 MX$132.66	+38.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 CN¥3.49	$1.32 MX$24.33	+153.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 CN¥1.82	$0.65 MX$12.04	+140.0%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 17.9% more for groceries

	Beijing	Cuernavaca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CN¥11.56	$2.32 MX$42.68	+34.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.22 CN¥48.29	$4.08 MX$75.12	-43.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 CN¥42.89	$6.48 MX$119.24	+1.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 CN¥13.53	$1.99 MX$36.67	-1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 CN¥9.81	$2.27 MX$41.82	+55.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.25	$1.01 MX$18.59	+8.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 CN¥5.28	$0.63 MX$11.62	-20.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.21	$1.01 MX$18.68	+9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥4.76	$0.76 MX$13.94	+6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.15	$0.81 MX$14.87	+151.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.66	$0.82 MX$15.09	+106.5%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 17.6% more for transportation

	Beijing	Cuernavaca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.20	$5.30 MX$97.56	+6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.30 CN¥229.59	$27.82 MX$512.20	-18.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$21,528.95 MX$396K	+11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.68 CN¥31.34	$23.09 MX$425.13	+393.0%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 39.3% less for housing

	Beijing	Cuernavaca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.27 CN¥95.50	$25.11 MX$462.42	+76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.67 CN¥6,268.85	$395.91 MX$7,290.38	-57.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.98 CN¥3,553.68	$333.79 MX$6,146.46	-37.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.49 CN¥297.74	$45.04 MX$829.33	+1.2%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 73.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Cuernavaca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$653.29 CN¥4,372.25	$222.53 MX$4,097.64	-65.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,281.96 CN¥163K	$5,118.12 MX$94,245.65	-78.9%
Average			-73.2%

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pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Cuernavaca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.99	$2.50 MX$46.10	+109.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥24.09	$2.50 MX$46.10	-30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 CN¥28.95	$4.45 MX$81.95	+2.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.45 CN¥277.40	$26.43 MX$486.59	-36.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 CN¥49.91	$5.56 MX$102.44	-25.4%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 19.4% less for clothing

	Beijing	Cuernavaca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.55 CN¥472.16	$41.72 MX$768.31	-40.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.41 CN¥270.44	$33.38 MX$614.65	-17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.99 CN¥582.17	$94.57 MX$1,741.50	+8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.40 CN¥839.26	$99.75 MX$1,836.74	-20.5%
Average			-19.4%

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