Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 31.7% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 8.4% more for restaurants
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Hong Kong
|
Mexico City
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.95
|
$10.09
MX$199.03
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.97
|
$8.90
MX$175.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.40
|
$1.21
MX$23.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
$0.84
MX$16.54
|
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pay 30.5% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
$2.63
MX$51.90
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.32
|
$5.57
MX$109.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.72
|
$6.31
MX$124.49
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.25
|
$2.49
MX$49.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.99
|
$4.13
MX$81.49
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.14
|
$1.42
MX$28.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.03
|
$0.70
MX$13.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.67
|
$0.82
MX$16.21
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.45
|
$0.91
MX$18.02
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
$0.95
MX$18.71
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
$0.87
MX$17.08
|
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pay 53.7% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.92
|
$5.46
MX$107.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$499.65
|
$21.52
MX$424.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$259,618.59
|
$21,960.54
MX$433,182.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.93
|
$5.34
MX$105.37
|
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pay 41.6% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.83
|
$27.98
MX$551.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,125.63
|
$1,058.85
MX$20,886.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,604.83
|
$643.75
MX$12,698.29
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,529.33
|
$41.48
MX$818.22
|
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pay 54.9% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,250.01
|
$408.19
MX$8,051.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,732.10
|
$10,042.62
MX$198,095.77
|
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pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.96
|
$2.97
MX$58.54
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.41
|
$3.52
MX$69.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.93
|
$4.45
MX$87.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$673.18
|
$60.85
MX$1,200.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.93
|
$5.94
MX$117.08
|
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pay 0.8% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$594.55
|
$66.94
MX$1,320.36
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.09
|
$45.00
MX$887.63
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$713.08
|
$110.60
MX$2,181.63
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,053.56
|
$106.14
MX$2,093.73
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