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Mexicali vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Mexicali is 36.7% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Mexicali
Groceries: pay 12.1% more in Mexicali
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Mexicali
Housing: pay 24.2% more in Mexicali
Childcare: pay 75.9% less in Mexicali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.0% more in Mexicali
Clothing: pay 26.6% less in Mexicali

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

Mexicali vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Mexicali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$11.99 MX$217.94	+185.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$6.51 MX$118.39	+32.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.36 MX$24.66	+182.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.09 MX$19.73	+253.7%
Average			+163.6%

Beijing vs. Mexicali - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.1% more for groceries

	Beijing	Mexicali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$2.31 MX$41.93	+35.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$1.22 MX$22.20	-83.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$4.62 MX$84.03	-30.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$2.74 MX$49.72	+54.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$2.71 MX$49.23	+76.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.74 MX$13.43	-24.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.62 MX$11.19	-20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.62 MX$11.19	-23.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.74 MX$13.43	+22.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.62 MX$11.19	+76.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.62 MX$11.19	+49.2%
Average			+12.1%

Beijing vs. Mexicali - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Mexicali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$4.92 MX$89.38	+16.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$34.74 MX$631.41	+10.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$23,857.41 MX$433,598.87	+30.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$28.91 MX$525.35	+524.8%
Average			+145.6%

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pay 24.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Mexicali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$30.26 MX$550.01	+134.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$977.10 MX$17,758.32	+4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$271.42 MX$4,932.87	-46.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$41.03 MX$745.73	+4.5%
Average			+24.2%

Beijing vs. Mexicali - Cost of housing

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pay 75.9% less for childcare

	Beijing	Mexicali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$203.56 MX$3,699.65	-71.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$4,559.78 MX$82,872.14	-80.4%
Average			-75.9%

Beijing vs. Mexicali - Cost of childcare

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pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Mexicali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$2.71 MX$49.33	+142.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$3.39 MX$61.66	+16.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$4.02 MX$73.01	-4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$38.82 MX$705.54	-32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$4.07 MX$73.99	-51.6%
Average			+14.0%

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pay 26.6% less for clothing

	Beijing	Mexicali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$27.14 MX$493.29	-56.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$32.57 MX$591.94	-10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$76.00 MX$1,381.20	-7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$71.02 MX$1,290.77	-32.7%
Average			-26.6%

Beijing vs. Mexicali - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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