Guangzhou vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$354
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.21M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 45% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6835th and 4274th ($782 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 6th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 2285th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Mexico City

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Guangzhou Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Mexico City

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