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Mexico City vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 28.0% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 29.1% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 24.0% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 61.4% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 38.4% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 54.8% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.9% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 2.8% less in Mexico City

Expenses including transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 29.1% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$10.86 MX$198.62	+37.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$8.82 MX$161.38	+37.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.73 MX$31.68	+24.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.30 MX$23.86	+17.2%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 24.0% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$2.63 MX$48.03	+19.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.86	$5.04 MX$92.21	-59.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$6.54 MX$119.62	-44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$2.61 MX$47.69	-25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$3.80 MX$69.61	-21.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.37 MX$25.05	-12.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.80 MX$14.63	-26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$0.97 MX$17.81	-40.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$0.91 MX$16.58	-34.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.96 MX$17.54	-12.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.99 MX$18.19	-6.2%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 61.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$5.14 MX$93.99	-56.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.40	$19.54 MX$357.52	-71.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	-48.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.09	$4.42 MX$80.95	-69.5%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 38.4% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$30.93 MX$565.92	+39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	-54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	-59.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	$37.36 MX$683.53	-79.0%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 54.8% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	-58.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	-51.0%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$3.26 MX$59.59	-49.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.72	$3.81 MX$69.77	-27.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$4.34 MX$79.45	-66.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.38	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	-26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.08	$6.51 MX$119.17	-49.3%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 2.8% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.58	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	-17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$48.08 MX$879.56	+14.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.02	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	+14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	-22.3%
Average			-2.8%

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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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