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Hiroshima vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Hiroshima is 9.7% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 43.3% less in Hiroshima
Groceries: pay 10.8% more in Hiroshima
Transportation: pay 62.2% more in Hiroshima
Housing: pay 5.4% more in Hiroshima
Childcare: pay 64.1% less in Hiroshima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% more in Hiroshima
Clothing: pay 46.9% less in Hiroshima

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

Hiroshima vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Hiroshima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$6.01 ¥937	-44.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$5.01 ¥781	-43.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$1.05 ¥164	-39.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$0.70 ¥109	-46.2%
Average			-43.3%

Mexico City vs. Hiroshima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.8% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Hiroshima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$1.40 ¥219	-46.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$2.67 ¥416	-47.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$5.74 ¥894	-12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$2.20 ¥342	-15.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$2.80 ¥437	-26.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$1.57 ¥245	+14.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.94 ¥146	+17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$1.81 ¥283	+86.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$1.82 ¥283	+100.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.74 ¥115	-23.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$1.70 ¥264	+70.7%
Average			+10.8%

Mexico City vs. Hiroshima - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.2% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Hiroshima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$4.29 ¥669	-16.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$23.39 ¥3,643	+19.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$22,332.63 ¥3,478,419	+11.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$14.77 ¥2,300	+233.8%
Average			+62.2%

Mexico City vs. Hiroshima - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.4% more for housing

	Mexico City	Hiroshima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$29.29 ¥4,562	-5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$338.58 ¥52,735	-68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$233.88 ¥36,429	-65.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$97.60 ¥15,202	+161.2%
Average			+5.4%

Mexico City vs. Hiroshima - Cost of housing

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pay 64.1% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Hiroshima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$167.06 ¥26,020	-61.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$3,608.50 ¥562,043	-66.9%
Average			-64.1%

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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Hiroshima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$3.01 ¥468	-7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$2.92 ¥455	-23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$3.74 ¥583	-13.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$52.46 ¥8,170	-10.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$12.70 ¥1,978	+94.9%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 46.9% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Hiroshima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$30.07 ¥4,684	-50.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$26.51 ¥4,129	-44.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$51.01 ¥7,945	-51.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$66.60 ¥10,374	-40.0%
Average			-46.9%

Mexico City vs. Hiroshima - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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