Chongqing vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Chongqing Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$226
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
90
😀 Quality of life
72
68
🏙️ Population
32.1M
9.21M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 44% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7185th and 4630th ($662 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 6th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 1966th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Chongqing vs Mexico City infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Chongqing vs Mexico City

Prices for goods and services in Chongqing and Mexico City are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Chongqing Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$8550

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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