Guangzhou vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$333
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
90
😀 Quality of life
75
66
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.21M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 42% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6607th and 4206th ($742 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 8th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 955th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$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
$1.16
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$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