Dongguan vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$263
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
92
😀 Quality of life
72
72
🏙️ Population
10.5M
9.21M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 50% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7341st and 4418th ($662 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 5th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 3389th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Mexico City

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Dongguan Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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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