Mexico City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mexico City	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1190	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3028	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$611	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1253	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$740	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	90	24
😀 Quality of life	68	39
🏙️ Population	9.21M	6.56M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 94% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4630th and 7649th ($1190 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 262nd 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 266th in China, while ranked 3360th and 7013th 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	$10.3	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1747	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1045	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2781	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.65	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.69	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$396	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8550	$10066

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610