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:

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pay 57.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Ningbo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$188.24	$3.13 CN¥22.48	-68.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$141.18	$4.73 CN¥33.98	-36.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.46	$0.42 CN¥3.00	-61.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$14.65	$0.28 CN¥2.00	-64.0%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 10.8% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Ningbo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$46.49	$2.78 CN¥19.97	+13.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$92.27	$9.57 CN¥68.70	+96.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$104.42	$7.64 CN¥54.85	+38.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$41.38	$1.37 CN¥9.83	-37.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$67.70	$2.27 CN¥16.32	-36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$23.16	$0.94 CN¥6.72	-23.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.69	$0.64 CN¥4.61	-4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.15	$0.74 CN¥5.33	-7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.69	$0.51 CN¥3.67	-38.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.13	$0.29 CN¥2.09	-65.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.69	$0.37 CN¥2.68	-54.9%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 12.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Ningbo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$87.92	$4.51 CN¥32.38	-2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$338.84	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$352,957.49	$20,872.18 CN¥149,895.64	+12.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$65.89	$4.45 CN¥31.98	+28.1%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 22.2% less for housing

	Mexico City	Ningbo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$462.25	$13.85 CN¥99.43	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$16,941.96	$379.18 CN¥2,723.10	-57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,319.19	$257.42 CN¥1,848.71	-52.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$574.73	$49.89 CN¥358.31	+64.6%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 53.4% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Ningbo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,230.28	$595.24 CN¥4,274.80	+56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$159,783.30	$12,697.24 CN¥91,186.51	+50.7%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Ningbo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$51.77	$0.70 CN¥5.00	-74.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$57.00	$2.89 CN¥20.79	-3.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$74.36	$4.52 CN¥32.48	+15.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,017.96	$21.74 CN¥156.14	-59.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$94.12	$6.96 CN¥49.97	+40.2%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 27.2% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Ningbo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,068.55	$43.14 CN¥309.78	-23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$778.52	$29.19 CN¥209.65	-28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,744.26	$69.54 CN¥499.40	-24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,743.06	$62.58 CN¥449.44	-31.9%
Average			-27.2%

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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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