Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 25.9% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Japan, you would:
pay 4.7% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Mexico
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,070
|
$8.03
MX$134.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥809
|
$6.54
MX$109.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥177
|
$1.03
MX$17.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.77
MX$12.87
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
Japan
|
Mexico
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥247
|
$1.99
MX$33.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,042
|
$3.54
MX$59.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥861
|
$4.85
MX$81.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥291
|
$2.03
MX$33.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥489
|
$3.00
MX$50.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥397
|
$1.21
MX$20.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥209
|
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥322
|
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥334
|
$0.64
MX$10.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥214
|
$0.68
MX$11.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥152
|
$0.64
MX$10.76
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
Japan
|
Mexico
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥746
|
$4.64
MX$77.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,074
|
$20.68
MX$347.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,165,774
|
$18,674.04
MX$313,357.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,103
|
$11.82
MX$198.43
|
|
pay 34.8% less for housing
Japan
|
Mexico
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,615
|
$30.39
MX$510.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥91,394
|
$421.91
MX$7,079.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,554
|
$289.43
MX$4,856.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,243
|
$46.38
MX$778.29
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
Japan
|
Mexico
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,501
|
$204.47
MX$3,431.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,925,807
|
$3,904.22
MX$65,514.43
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Mexico
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥472
|
$2.08
MX$34.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥493
|
$2.65
MX$44.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥668
|
$3.58
MX$60.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,600
|
$34.48
MX$578.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,036
|
$4.19
MX$70.32
|
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pay 6.6% more for clothing
Japan
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,784
|
$44.78
MX$751.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,004
|
$34.80
MX$583.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,286
|
$81.99
MX$1,375.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,103
|
$70.46
MX$1,182.29
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