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Chengdu vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Chengdu is 14.6% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 56.6% less in Chengdu
Groceries: pay 24.2% less in Chengdu
Transportation: pay 13.1% more in Chengdu
Housing: pay 40.7% less in Chengdu
Childcare: pay 37.5% more in Chengdu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.8% less in Chengdu
Clothing: pay 13.3% less in Chengdu

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

Chengdu vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chengdu instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 56.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Chengdu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$205.69	$2.78 CN¥20.41	-72.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$154.27	$4.87 CN¥35.71	-34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.36	$0.45 CN¥3.27	-58.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$16.01	$0.30 CN¥2.20	-61.1%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 24.2% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Chengdu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$50.80	$1.53 CN¥11.22	-37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$100.82	$6.09 CN¥44.64	+25.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$114.10	$6.77 CN¥49.61	+22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$45.22	$1.82 CN¥13.35	-16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$73.97	$1.85 CN¥13.59	-48.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$25.31	$0.89 CN¥6.55	-26.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.86	$0.56 CN¥4.12	-16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.55	$0.77 CN¥5.67	-3.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.14	$0.45 CN¥3.32	-45.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.63	$0.31 CN¥2.27	-63.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.15	$0.36 CN¥2.62	-56.8%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 13.1% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Chengdu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$96.07	$4.44 CN¥32.54	-4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$370.24	$27.83 CN¥204.07	+55.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$385,667.80	$18,784.96 CN¥137,744.48	+0.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$71.99	$3.48 CN¥25.51	+0.1%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 40.7% less for housing

	Mexico City	Chengdu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$505.09	$11.82 CN¥86.67	-51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,512.05	$316.25 CN¥2,318.93	-64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,275.52	$175.33 CN¥1,285.62	-67.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$627.99	$36.71 CN¥269.19	+21.1%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 37.5% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Chengdu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,900.35	$379.82 CN¥2,785.12	-0.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$174,591.20	$14,784.46 CN¥108,410.01	+75.4%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Chengdu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.56	$1.11 CN¥8.16	-59.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$62.28	$3.16 CN¥23.19	+5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$81.25	$3.48 CN¥25.51	-11.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,112.30	$34.49 CN¥252.92	-35.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$102.84	$5.57 CN¥40.81	+12.1%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 13.3% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Chengdu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,167.58	$45.91 CN¥336.62	-18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$850.67	$44.98 CN¥329.82	+9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,905.91	$78.99 CN¥579.23	-14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,904.60	$64.36 CN¥471.90	-30.0%
Average			-13.3%

Mexico City vs. Chengdu - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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