Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 92.0% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$134.57
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$109.62
|
$5.82
CN¥42.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.29
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.30
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$59.33
|
$6.63
CN¥47.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$81.36
|
$7.67
CN¥55.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$33.95
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$50.28
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.22
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.77
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.41
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.75
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 22.7% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$77.80
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$346.78
|
$43.66
CN¥315.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$313,090.79
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,910.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$198.26
|
$5.53
CN¥39.98
|
|
pay 64.0% more for housing
Mexico
|
Beijing
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$509.60
|
$20.10
CN¥145.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,073.86
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,348.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,852.57
|
$634.84
CN¥4,588.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$777.63
|
$44.96
CN¥324.97
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Mexico
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,428.16
|
$951.31
CN¥6,876.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$65,458.60
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,738.92
|
|
pay 53.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$34.81
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$44.46
|
$4.37
CN¥31.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$59.97
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$578.04
|
$58.33
CN¥421.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$70.26
|
$10.12
CN¥73.12
|
|
pay 41.6% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Beijing
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$750.80
|
$69.18
CN¥500.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$583.43
|
$43.88
CN¥317.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,374.61
|
$89.48
CN¥646.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,181.28
|
$124.62
CN¥900.85
|
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