Mexico City vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$774
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
81
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
9.21M
13.9M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 115% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4274th and 7496th ($1428 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 3354th and 2445th 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
$11.7
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$19275

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547