Mexico City vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$721
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
89
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
9.21M
13.9M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 106% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4418th and 7452nd ($1331 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 98th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 3317th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mexico City Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$2.84
🥤 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
$988
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$18657

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573