Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Aguascalientes, Mexico

Aguascalientes vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Aguascalientes is 4.3% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 71.6% more in Aguascalientes
Groceries: pay 11.1% more in Aguascalientes
Transportation: pay 13.9% more in Aguascalientes
Housing: pay 13.7% less in Aguascalientes
Childcare: pay 81.7% less in Aguascalientes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% less in Aguascalientes
Clothing: pay 22.4% less in Aguascalientes

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Aguascalientes are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Aguascalientes.

Aguascalientes vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aguascalientes instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 71.6% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Aguascalientes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.44	$6.70 MX$136.08	+60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.59	$5.96 MX$120.96	+7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.62	$0.98 MX$19.82	+96.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.25	$0.69 MX$13.94	+122.1%
Average			+71.6%

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pay 11.1% more for groceries

	Beijing	Aguascalientes
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.46	$1.99 MX$40.42	+38.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.28	$3.85 MX$78.12	-47.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.28	$4.62 MX$93.76	-35.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.67	$1.91 MX$38.83	+10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.16	$3.72 MX$75.44	+142.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.69	$0.93 MX$18.98	+1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.19	$0.41 MX$8.32	-42.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.47	$0.37 MX$7.49	-58.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.25	$0.68 MX$13.81	+16.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.69	$0.67 MX$13.60	+81.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.43	$0.53 MX$10.86	+13.5%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 13.9% more for transportation

	Beijing	Aguascalientes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.79	$4.45 MX$90.26	+1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥243.53	$20.85 MX$423.37	-37.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,204.10	$20,600.62 MX$418,333.18	-1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.48	$8.84 MX$179.43	+92.4%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 13.7% less for housing

	Beijing	Aguascalientes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.87	$21.01 MX$426.57	+58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,780.86	$359.89 MX$7,308.23	-61.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,590.99	$359.89 MX$7,308.23	-26.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥306.57	$31.63 MX$642.37	-24.8%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 81.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Aguascalientes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,567.55	$170.02 MX$3,452.51	-77.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥167,086.28	$3,276.24 MX$66,530.10	-85.7%
Average			-81.7%

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pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Aguascalientes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.12	$1.99 MX$40.32	+78.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.27	$2.85 MX$57.79	-21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.37	$3.85 MX$78.12	+10.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥477.32	$26.47 MX$537.62	-59.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.88	$3.97 MX$80.64	-52.4%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 22.4% less for clothing

	Beijing	Aguascalientes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥456.89	$46.02 MX$934.57	-26.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥252.94	$33.06 MX$671.35	-4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥608.56	$78.60 MX$1,596.05	-5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥784.91	$51.13 MX$1,038.27	-52.5%
Average			-22.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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