Changsha vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$202
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$892
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
72
72
🏙️ Population
10M
9.21M

The cost of living in Changsha is 56% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7882nd and 4418th ($592 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 5th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 3381st and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Mexico City

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Changsha Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030