Foshan vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$185
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
9.5M
9.21M

The cost of living in Foshan is 49% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7753rd and 4630th ($602 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 6th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 2359th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Mexico City

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Foshan Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.69
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$8550

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$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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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