Hong Kong vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2718
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6205
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1790
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$3191
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$230
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1245
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
83
72
🏙️ Population
7.41M
9.21M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 104% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 532nd and 4418th ($2718 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 548th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Mexico City

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Hong Kong Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1498
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3648
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2751
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26310
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16253
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.12
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22102
$11015

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030