Foshan vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$156
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
73
66
🏙️ Population
9.5M
9.21M

The cost of living in Foshan is 55% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7900th and 4206th ($575 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 8th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 1721st and 4184th 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
$3.49
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$10204

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$742
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$812
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$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
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$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881