Mexico City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$792
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
99
😀 Quality of life
73
76
🏙️ Population
9.21M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 29% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4074th and 4880th ($1475 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 2482nd and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Shanghai

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Mexico City Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$27610

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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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789