Cost of living comparison

 Mexico City, Mexico
compared to
 Ningbo, China
Ningbo vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Ningbo is 9.8% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants
pay 57.6% less in Ningbo
Groceries
pay 10.8% less in Ningbo
Transportation
pay 12.5% more in Ningbo
Housing
pay 22.2% less in Ningbo
Childcare
pay 53.4% more in Ningbo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 16.4% less in Ningbo
Clothing
pay 27.2% less in Ningbo

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

Ningbo vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

pay 57.6% less for restaurants

 
Mexico City
Ningbo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.93
MX$192.90
$3.13
CN„22.54
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
MX$144.68
$4.73
CN„34.06
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
MX$20.97
$0.42
CN„3.01

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pay 10.8% less for groceries

 
Mexico City
Ningbo
Bread
1 loaf
$2.45
MX$47.64
$2.78
CN„20.02
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.87
MX$94.56
$9.57
CN„68.88
Milk (1 gallon) $5.51
MX$107.01
$7.64
CN„54.99

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pay 12.5% more for transportation

 
Mexico City
Ningbo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
MX$90.10
$4.51
CN„32.47
Monthly public transit pass $17.87
MX$347.23
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,615.02
MX$361,696.31
$20,872.18
CN„150,275.51

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pay 22.2% less for housing

 
Mexico City
Ningbo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.38
MX$473.70
$13.85
CN„99.68
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $893.52
MX$17,361.42
$379.18
CN„2,730.01
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $544.24
MX$10,574.68
$257.42
CN„1,853.40

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pay 53.4% more for childcare

 
Mexico City
Ningbo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $381.33
MX$7,409.29
$595.24
CN„4,285.63
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,426.99
MX$163,739.35
$12,697.24
CN„91,417.60

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pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico City
Ningbo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.73
MX$53.05
$0.70
CN„5.01
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
MX$58.41
$2.89
CN„20.84
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.92
MX$76.20
$4.52
CN„32.56

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pay 27.2% less for clothing

 
Mexico City
Ningbo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.36
MX$1,095.01
$43.14
CN„310.57
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.06
MX$797.79
$29.19
CN„210.19
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.99
MX$1,787.45
$69.54
CN„500.67

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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: June 2025
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