Cost of living comparison
China is 22.4% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in China instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 2.1% less for groceries
Mexico
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
Mexico
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
Mexico
|
China
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Mexico
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Mexico
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
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