Guangzhou vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$333
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
97
90
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.21M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 36% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6602nd and 4630th ($763 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 6th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 1036th and 3360th 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
$3.58
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709