Foshan vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$230
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
93
😀 Quality of life
72
72
🏙️ Population
9.5M
9.21M

The cost of living in Foshan is 57% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7844th and 4274th ($611 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 6th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 3253rd and 3354th 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
$3.62
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$11420

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$782
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$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023