Mexico City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$792	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$827
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	93	21
😀 Quality of life	73	46
🏙️ Population	9.21M	6.56M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 144% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4074th and 7943rd ($1475 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 2482nd and 7142nd 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	$11.6	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619