Mexico City vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$774
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
68
😀 Quality of life
72
68
🏙️ Population
9.21M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 179% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4274th and 8643rd ($1428 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 3354th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Zhengzhou

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Mexico City Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$21713

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556