Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 0.9% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 85.4% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
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pay 16.4% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Beijing
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Mexico City
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
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pay 13.1% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
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