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Kunming vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Kunming is 24.3% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 65.3% less in Kunming
Groceries: pay 41.0% less in Kunming
Transportation: pay 10.5% more in Kunming
Housing: pay 46.2% less in Kunming
Childcare: pay 8.9% more in Kunming
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.3% less in Kunming
Clothing: pay 15.0% less in Kunming

The cost of transportation and childcare in Kunming are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Kunming.

Kunming vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Kunming
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$186.35	$2.45 CN¥16.95	-77.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$151.41	$6.06 CN¥41.89	-31.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$29.73	$0.47 CN¥3.23	-73.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$22.38	$0.27 CN¥1.86	-79.4%
Average			-65.3%

Mexico City vs. Kunming - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.0% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Kunming
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$45.06	$1.71 CN¥11.82	-34.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$86.51	$3.50 CN¥24.21	-30.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$112.23	$8.05 CN¥55.61	+23.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$44.75	$1.77 CN¥12.20	-32.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$65.31	$1.91 CN¥13.18	-49.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$23.50	$0.59 CN¥4.06	-57.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$13.73	$0.43 CN¥2.97	-46.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$16.71	$0.64 CN¥4.39	-34.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$15.56	$0.51 CN¥3.51	-43.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$16.45	$0.16 CN¥1.10	-83.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.07	$0.38 CN¥2.64	-61.6%
Average			-41.0%

Mexico City vs. Kunming - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Kunming
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$88.18	$4.37 CN¥30.19	-14.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$335.43	$35.05 CN¥242.14	+79.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$344K	$20,328.62 CN¥140K	+1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$75.95	$3.36 CN¥23.25	-24.0%
Average			+10.5%

Mexico City vs. Kunming - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.2% less for housing

	Mexico City	Kunming
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$530.96	$16.44 CN¥113.57	-46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$18,523.35	$280.39 CN¥1,937.15	-74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$11,624.79	$210.30 CN¥1,452.86	-68.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$641.30	$39.16 CN¥270.55	+4.8%
Average			-46.2%

Mexico City vs. Kunming - Cost of housing

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pay 8.9% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Kunming
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,387.51	$420.59 CN¥2,905.72	-2.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$187K	$13,085.09 CN¥90,400.31	+20.1%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Kunming
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$55.91	$1.40 CN¥9.69	-57.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$65.46	$3.06 CN¥21.15	-19.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$74.54	$2.10 CN¥14.53	-51.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,003.19	$70.10 CN¥484.29	+19.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$111.81	$6.31 CN¥43.59	-3.1%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 15.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Kunming
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,046.11	$70.10 CN¥484.29	+15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$825.23	$33.30 CN¥230.04	-30.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,814.67	$64.49 CN¥445.54	-39.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,903.75	$105.15 CN¥726.43	-5.2%
Average			-15.0%

Mexico City vs. Kunming - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2026

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