Foshan vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$234
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
93
😀 Quality of life
72
73
🏙️ Population
9.5M
9.21M

The cost of living in Foshan is 57% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7755th and 4074th ($627 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 4th 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 0.8 months in Mexico City. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 2991st and 2482nd 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
$3.7
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$13182

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$785
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$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005