Mexico City vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1722
🏠 One person rent	$792	$255
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$445
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$1177
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	93	97
😀 Quality of life	73	74
🏙️ Population	9.21M	12.3M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 124% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4074th and 7573rd ($1475 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 121st 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 Wuhan. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 2482nd and 1885th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Wuhan

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	Mexico City	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$3.13
🥤 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	$1061	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$8347

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$624
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$643
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$649
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$691
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$638
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$658
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$619
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$595
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$610
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$600
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$600
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$585
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$589
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$618
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$596
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$608
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$615
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$587
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$565
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$562
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$556
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$554
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$650
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$535
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$612
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$575
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$542
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$551
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$599
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$556
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$578
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$589