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Zacatecas vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Zacatecas is 5.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 99.0% more in Zacatecas
Groceries: pay 26.7% more in Zacatecas
Transportation: pay 34.5% more in Zacatecas
Housing: pay 25.2% less in Zacatecas
Childcare: pay 77.5% less in Zacatecas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% less in Zacatecas
Clothing: pay 14.3% less in Zacatecas

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

Zacatecas vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.0% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Zacatecas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$6.24 MX$113.46	+48.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$7.33 MX$133.19	+49.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.23 MX$22.36	+156.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.74 MX$13.48	+141.7%
Average			+99.0%

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pay 26.7% more for groceries

	Beijing	Zacatecas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$2.14 MX$38.97	+25.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$3.66 MX$66.59	-50.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$5.27 MX$95.85	-20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$2.21 MX$40.19	+24.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$2.68 MX$48.78	+75.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.80 MX$14.54	-18.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.69 MX$12.45	-10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.89 MX$16.10	+10.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.65 MX$11.86	+8.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.83 MX$15.15	+139.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.87 MX$15.86	+111.5%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 34.5% more for transportation

	Beijing	Zacatecas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$4.95 MX$90.04	+17.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$16.28 MX$295.97	-48.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$24,427.38 MX$443,957.89	+34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$10.86 MX$197.31	+134.7%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 25.2% less for housing

	Beijing	Zacatecas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$25.33 MX$460.40	+95.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$244.27 MX$4,439.58	-73.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$162.85 MX$2,959.72	-67.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$17.64 MX$320.64	-55.1%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 77.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Zacatecas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$220.52 MX$4,007.95	-69.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$3,256.98 MX$59,194.38	-86.0%
Average			-77.5%

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pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Zacatecas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$1.90 MX$34.53	+69.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$2.99 MX$54.26	+2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$4.34 MX$78.93	+3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$24.43 MX$443.96	-57.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$4.29 MX$77.94	-49.0%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 14.3% less for clothing

	Beijing	Zacatecas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$45.24 MX$822.14	-27.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$43.43 MX$789.26	+19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$89.57 MX$1,627.85	+9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$43.43 MX$789.26	-58.8%
Average			-14.3%

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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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