Beijing vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$3028
🏠 One person rent	$596	$611
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$1253
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$740
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	90
😀 Quality of life	77	68
🏙️ Population	21.9M	9.21M

The cost of living in Beijing is 10% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5141st and 4630th ($1067 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 763rd and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Mexico City

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	Beijing	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$8550

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$835
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$757
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$772
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$844
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$734
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$843
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$704
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$811
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$789
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$797
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$941
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$763
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$504
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$601
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$660
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$748
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$723
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$589
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$674
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$709