Cost of living comparison
China is 51.3% more expensive than Celaya.
If you lived in China instead of Celaya, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
Celaya
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
MX$134.46
|
$3.04
CN¥21.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$149.39
|
$5.19
CN¥37.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
MX$22.49
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
MX$15.04
|
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
Celaya
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.76
MX$46.33
|
$1.65
CN¥11.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.37
MX$39.84
|
$5.98
CN¥43.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MX$89.23
|
$7.16
CN¥51.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
MX$45.49
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
MX$65.26
|
$1.58
CN¥11.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
MX$18.97
|
$0.76
CN¥5.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MX$9.94
|
$0.58
CN¥4.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$13.79
|
$0.66
CN¥4.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MX$9.04
|
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MX$14.47
|
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
MX$12.61
|
$0.41
CN¥2.96
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
Celaya
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
MX$88.82
|
$4.45
CN¥32.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.68
MX$497.98
|
$22.24
CN¥160.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,708.77
MX$448,183.80
|
$19,593.81
CN¥141,598.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.84
MX$248.99
|
$3.91
CN¥28.25
|
|
pay 7.1% more for housing
Celaya
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
MX$464.78
|
$12.06
CN¥87.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.12
MX$5,975.78
|
$335.80
CN¥2,426.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$118.71
MX$1,991.93
|
$208.96
CN¥1,510.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.68
MX$581.90
|
$39.78
CN¥287.47
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Celaya
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.35
MX$995.96
|
$483.22
CN¥3,492.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,161.70
MX$136,956.60
|
$18,043.44
CN¥130,394.50
|
|
pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports
Celaya
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$34.86
|
$1.08
CN¥7.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
MX$49.80
|
$3.20
CN¥23.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.56
MX$59.76
|
$3.22
CN¥23.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.81
MX$298.79
|
$42.07
CN¥304.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.56
MX$59.76
|
$6.01
CN¥43.42
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
Celaya
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.63
MX$564.38
|
$48.74
CN¥352.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.74
MX$398.39
|
$31.37
CN¥226.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.60
MX$1,654.58
|
$73.58
CN¥531.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.96
MX$1,593.54
|
$76.83
CN¥555.20
|
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