Mexico City vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$792
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
81
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
9.21M
13.9M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 116% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4074th and 7400th ($1475 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 2482nd and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Tianjin

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Mexico City Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$16559

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546