Dongguan vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$257
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
90
😀 Quality of life
69
68
🏙️ Population
10.5M
9.21M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 43% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7055th and 4630th ($678 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 6th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 3115th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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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