Dongguan vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$265
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
93
😀 Quality of life
71
73
🏙️ Population
10.5M
9.21M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 53% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7308th and 4074th ($694 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 4th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 3241st and 2482nd 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
$2.21
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$13182

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005