Mexico City vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$611
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
78
😀 Quality of life
68
66
🏙️ Population
9.21M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 128% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4630th and 8506th ($1190 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 518th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 3360th and 3930th 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
$10.3
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619