Cost of living comparison

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Kaifeng vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Kaifeng is 47.0% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants
pay 72.9% less in Kaifeng
Groceries
pay 52.0% less in Kaifeng
Transportation
pay 6.0% less in Kaifeng
Housing
pay 45.9% less in Kaifeng
Entertainment and Sports
pay 46.6% less in Kaifeng
Clothing
pay 58.6% less in Kaifeng

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Kaifeng.

Kaifeng vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kaifeng instead of Mexico City, you would:

pay 72.9% less for restaurants

 
Mexico City
Kaifeng
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.86
MX$193.23
$2.10
CN¥14.50
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.82
MX$157.00
$4.28
CN¥29.49
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.73
MX$30.82
$0.42
CN¥2.90

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pay 52.0% less for groceries

 
Mexico City
Kaifeng
Bread
1 loaf
$2.63
MX$46.72
$1.40
CN¥9.67
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.04
MX$89.71
$3.15
CN¥21.76
Milk (1 gallon) $6.54
MX$116.37
$5.31
CN¥36.60

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pay 6.0% less for transportation

 
Mexico City
Kaifeng
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.14
MX$91.44
$3.98
CN¥27.45
Monthly public transit pass $19.54
MX$347.81
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,030.45
MX$357K
$22,151.19
CN¥153K

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pay 45.9% less for housing

 
Mexico City
Kaifeng
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.93
MX$550.55
$4.21
CN¥29.01
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,079.15
MX$19,206.67
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $677.25
MX$12,053.62
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Mexico City
Kaifeng
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $430.39
MX$7,660.03
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,897.53
MX$194K
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pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico City
Kaifeng
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.26
MX$57.97
$1.09
CN¥7.49
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.81
MX$67.88
$2.10
CN¥14.46
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.34
MX$77.29
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pay 58.6% less for clothing

 
Mexico City
Kaifeng
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.95
MX$1,084.70
$14.02
CN¥96.69
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.08
MX$855.67
$28.04
CN¥193.38
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.72
MX$1,881.61
$49.07
CN¥338.42

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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: March 2026
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