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Mexico City vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 45.5% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 58.8% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 2.6% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 46.0% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 46.2% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.7% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 16.1% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$10.86 MX$198.62	+158.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.72	$8.82 MX$161.38	+79.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.73 MX$31.68	+261.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.30 MX$23.86	+324.8%
Average			+205.9%

Beijing vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.8% more for groceries

	Beijing	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$2.63 MX$48.03	+53.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.84	$5.04 MX$92.21	-32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.99	$6.54 MX$119.62	-1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.57	$2.61 MX$47.69	+46.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$3.80 MX$69.61	+148.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.37 MX$25.05	+39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.80 MX$14.63	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.97 MX$17.81	+21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.91 MX$16.58	+50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.47	$0.96 MX$17.54	+175.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.99 MX$18.19	+141.0%
Average			+58.8%

Beijing vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6% less for transportation

	Beijing	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.80	$5.14 MX$93.99	+22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.19	$19.54 MX$357.52	-38.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,952.02	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	+9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.73	$4.42 MX$80.95	-4.4%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 46.0% more for housing

	Beijing	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.49	$30.93 MX$565.92	+139.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,617.06	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	+15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,568.82	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	+34.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.81	$37.36 MX$683.53	-4.8%
Average			+46.0%

Beijing vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

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pay 46.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,028.87	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	-39.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,449.26	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	-53.1%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 40.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.94	$3.26 MX$59.59	+190.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.53	$3.81 MX$69.77	+31.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$4.34 MX$79.45	+3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥409.21	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	+1.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.52	$6.51 MX$119.17	-22.6%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 16.1% more for clothing

	Beijing	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.79	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	-2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.35	$48.08 MX$879.56	+32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥578.34	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	+29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.66	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	+5.1%
Average			+16.1%

Beijing vs. Mexico City - 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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