Chongqing vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$2923
🏠 One person rent
$224
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$1214
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
92
😀 Quality of life
72
67
🏙️ Population
32.1M
9.21M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 45% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7340th and 4604th ($634 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 7th 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 Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 1675th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Mexico City

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Chongqing Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$9034

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804