Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Japan

Chiba vs. Acapulco Cost of Living Summary

Chiba is 25.8% more expensive than Acapulco.

Restaurants: pay 47.8% less in Chiba
Groceries: pay 4.5% less in Chiba
Transportation: pay 15.1% less in Chiba
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Chiba
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Chiba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.9% more in Chiba
Clothing: pay 22.1% less in Chiba

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

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Chiba vs. Acapulco Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiba instead of Acapulco, you would:

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pay 47.8% less for restaurants

	Acapulco	Chiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.74 MX$181.31	$6.33 ¥1,003	-35.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.24 MX$227.93	$4.74 ¥752	-61.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 MX$30.05	$1.01 ¥160	-37.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 MX$31.08	$0.76 ¥120	-54.5%
Average			-47.8%

Acapulco vs. Chiba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.5% less for groceries

	Acapulco	Chiba
Bread 1 loaf	$2.98 MX$55.43	$1.70 ¥269	-42.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.34 MX$62.16	$5.18 ¥821	+55.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.21 MX$115.63	$5.37 ¥851	-13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 MX$34.17	$1.41 ¥223	-23.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.79 MX$70.49	$2.75 ¥436	-27.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 MX$39.52	$2.58 ¥409	+21.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 MX$14.50	$1.26 ¥199	+61.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 MX$28.20	$1.31 ¥207	-13.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MX$27.29	$1.89 ¥300	+29.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 MX$29.64	$1.17 ¥185	-26.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.35 MX$25.22	$1.18 ¥188	-12.6%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 15.1% less for transportation

	Acapulco	Chiba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.55 MX$103.31	$4.11 ¥651	-25.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$401K	$21,434.36 ¥3M	-0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$24.67 ¥3,910
Average			-15.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Acapulco	Chiba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.95 MX$408.73	$15.82 ¥2,506	-27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$531.77 MX$9,903.53	$861.99 ¥137K	+62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$152.99 MX$2,849.17	$485.25 ¥76,899	+217.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.20 MX$581.01	$58.37 ¥9,249	+87.1%
Average			+108.0%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Acapulco	Chiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.90 MX$3,108.18	$632.30 ¥100K	+278.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,869.42 ¥2M
Average			+278.9%

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pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Acapulco	Chiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 MX$56.98	$1.90 ¥301	-38.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.89 MX$72.52	$3.16 ¥501	-18.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.34 MX$155.41	$3.80 ¥602	-54.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.47 MX$362.62	$53.78 ¥8,522	+176.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MX$72.52	$10.44 ¥1,654	+168.1%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 22.1% less for clothing

	Acapulco	Chiba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.76 MX$1,243.27	$50.61 ¥8,021	-24.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.51 MX$828.85	$36.90 ¥5,848	-17.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.26 MX$2,072.12	$61.47 ¥9,742	-44.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.45 MX$1,554.09	$88.57 ¥14,036	+6.1%
Average			-22.1%

Acapulco vs. Chiba - Cost of clothing

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