Changsha vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$178
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$819
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
70
66
🏙️ Population
10M
9.21M

The cost of living in Changsha is 59% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8258th and 4206th ($533 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 8th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 2707th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881