Mexico City vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$792	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$1093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	74
😀 Quality of life	73	58
🏙️ Population	9.21M	9.07M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 141% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4074th and 7878th ($1475 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 2482nd and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Shenyang

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	Mexico City	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532