Mexico City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$792
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
73
76
🏙️ Population
9.21M
17.5M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 48% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4074th and 5618th ($1475 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2482nd and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Shenzhen

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Mexico City Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648