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Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Tuxtla Gutierrez is 29.7% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Groceries: pay 49.4% more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Housing: pay 3.5% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Childcare: pay 90.2% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Clothing: pay 41.7% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez

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

Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tuxtla Gutierrez instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$6.50 MX$117.06	+54.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$7.26 MX$130.72	+47.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.35 MX$24.39	+182.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.08 MX$19.51	+252.8%
Average			+134.3%

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pay 49.4% more for groceries

	Beijing	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$2.44 MX$43.90	+42.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$12.05 MX$217.05	+61.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$5.06 MX$91.09	-23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$2.44 MX$43.90	+37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$3.28 MX$59.00	+113.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$1.17 MX$21.02	+18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.54 MX$9.70	-30.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$1.33 MX$23.89	+65.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$0.74 MX$13.27	+22.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.69 MX$12.39	+97.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.98 MX$17.70	+138.2%
Average			+49.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$5.05 MX$90.95	+19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$29.78 MX$536.54	-5.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$24.37 MX$438.99	+426.7%
Average			+147.0%

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pay 3.5% less for housing

	Beijing	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$27.05 MX$487.28	+109.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$324.93 MX$5,853.17	-65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$230.16 MX$4,145.99	-54.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	??
Average			-3.5%

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pay 90.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$2,279.89 MX$41,069.73	-90.2%
Average			-90.2%

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pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$2.17 MX$39.02	+93.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$3.79 MX$68.29	+30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$4.06 MX$73.16	-3.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$41.52 MX$747.90	-28.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$5.90 MX$106.33	-29.8%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 41.7% less for clothing

	Beijing	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$33.85 MX$609.70	-45.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$16.25 MX$292.66	-55.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$67.69 MX$1,219.41	-17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$54.15 MX$975.53	-48.7%
Average			-41.7%

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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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