Mexico City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mexico City	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$663	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$1322	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$819	$720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	90	24
😀 Quality of life	66	43
🏙️ Population	9.21M	6.56M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 123% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4206th and 7871st ($1288 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 396th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 4184th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Shaoyang

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	Mexico City	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1792	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.7	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3145	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2277	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.34	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10204	$11076

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Cities near Mexico City

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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586