Foshan vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$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

Cities near Mexico City

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