Guangzhou vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$342
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
77
73
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.21M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 47% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6854th and 4074th ($785 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 4th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 1149th and 2482nd 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
$2.93
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Mexico City

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