Foshan vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1710
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$222
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$762
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
9.5M
9.21M

The cost of living in Foshan is 56% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7909th and 4418th ($589 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 5th 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 12th best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 2948th and 3317th 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
$3.18
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1740
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.82
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.35
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21696
$11015

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$758
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030