Foshan vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2923
🏠 One person rent
$208
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$1214
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$754
$709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
70
67
🏙️ Population
9.5M
9.21M

The cost of living in Foshan is 47% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7543rd and 4604th ($611 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 7th 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 Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 2601st and 3470th 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
$3.41
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4361
$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1806
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.2
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18096
$9034

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$774
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$804
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$461
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$656
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$793
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$794
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$812
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$653
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1588
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$823
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$916
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$601
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2432
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2737
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$877
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$764
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$803
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$755
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$758
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$936
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$761
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$756
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$771
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$724
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$569
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$655
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$443
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$764
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$702
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$761
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$451
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$581
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$522
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$579
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$609
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$590
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$650
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$642

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804