Mexico City vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$792	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$752
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	93	17
😀 Quality of life	73	44
🏙️ Population	9.21M	7.01M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 146% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4074th and 7983rd ($1475 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 263rd 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 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 2482nd and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Zhumadian

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	Mexico City	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$2.23
🥤 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	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$8478

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513