Hong Kong vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
7.41M
9.21M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 131% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 379th and 4630th ($2753 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 205th and 3360th 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
$8.31
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$8550

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

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