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Foshan vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Foshan is 2.0% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 53.5% less in Foshan
Groceries: pay 13.6% less in Foshan
Transportation: pay 1.8% less in Foshan
Housing: pay 32.8% less in Foshan
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Foshan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% more in Foshan
Clothing: pay 21.4% less in Foshan

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

Foshan vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.5% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Foshan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$3.48 CN¥25.47	-65.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$153.62	$4.87 CN¥35.65	-34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.27	$0.49 CN¥3.57	-54.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.94	$0.31 CN¥2.29	-59.5%
Average			-53.5%

Mexico City vs. Foshan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.6% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Foshan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$50.59	$1.96 CN¥14.35	-20.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$100.40	$6.40 CN¥46.86	+31.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$113.62	$7.62 CN¥55.75	+38.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$45.03	$1.87 CN¥13.69	-14.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$73.66	$1.87 CN¥13.71	-47.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$25.20	$0.90 CN¥6.56	-26.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.81	$0.60 CN¥4.39	-10.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.48	$0.83 CN¥6.08	+4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$0.65 CN¥4.79	-21.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.56	$0.46 CN¥3.35	-46.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$0.52 CN¥3.79	-37.4%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 1.8% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Foshan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$95.67	$4.47 CN¥32.75	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$368.69	$11.13 CN¥81.49	-37.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$384,053.88	$19,132.83 CN¥140,063.80	+2.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$71.69	$4.56 CN¥33.41	+31.3%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 32.8% less for housing

	Mexico City	Foshan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$502.98	$13.67 CN¥100.10	-43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,434.59	$218.00 CN¥1,595.88	-75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,228.34	$120.59 CN¥882.83	-77.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$625.36	$50.30 CN¥368.20	+65.9%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Mexico City	Foshan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,867.29	$508.66 CN¥3,723.72	+33.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$173,860.58	$23,655.14 CN¥173,169.79	+180.7%
Average			+107.0%

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pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Foshan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.33	$1.11 CN¥8.15	-59.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$62.02	$3.16 CN¥23.16	+5.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$80.91	$3.83 CN¥28.01	-2.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,107.64	$67.25 CN¥492.35	+25.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$102.41	$6.96 CN¥50.93	+40.2%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 21.4% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Foshan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,162.69	$43.41 CN¥317.82	-23.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$847.11	$28.97 CN¥212.10	-29.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,897.94	$67.77 CN¥496.15	-26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	$85.76 CN¥627.83	-6.7%
Average			-21.4%

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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: January 2025

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