Mexico City vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$792	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$719
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	17
😀 Quality of life	73	44
🏙️ Population	9.21M	7.82M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 141% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4074th and 7879th ($1475 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 2482nd and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Shangqiu

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	Mexico City	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$19212

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Cities near Mexico City

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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522