Hangzhou vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$391
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
11.9M
9.21M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 35% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6270th and 4206th ($831 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 8th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 2093rd and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Mexico City

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Hangzhou Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$10204

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$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740

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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