Cost of living comparison

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Kobe vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Kobe is 10.8% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 44.0% less in Kobe
Groceries: pay 56.1% more in Kobe
Transportation: pay 73.1% more in Kobe
Housing: pay 49.5% more in Kobe
Childcare: pay 10.3% less in Kobe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9% less in Kobe
Clothing: pay 46.0% less in Kobe

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

Kobe vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Kobe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$7.35 ¥1,160	-32.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$4.51 ¥712	-48.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$0.91 ¥144	-47.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$0.69 ¥108	-47.4%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 56.1% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Kobe
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$1.20 ¥190	-54.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$6.68 ¥1,054	+32.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$6.11 ¥964	-6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$1.60 ¥253	-38.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$3.09 ¥488	-18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$2.75 ¥434	+100.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$1.41 ¥223	+76.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$1.82 ¥287	+86.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$4.24 ¥669	+368.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$1.48 ¥233	+54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$1.14 ¥180	+15.1%
Average			+56.1%

Mexico City vs. Kobe - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.1% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Kobe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$4.43 ¥699	-13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	$36.75 ¥5,798	+88.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$21,189.94 ¥3,342,638	+5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$13.82 ¥2,180	+212.3%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 49.5% more for housing

	Mexico City	Kobe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$32.91 ¥5,192	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$467.77 ¥73,789	-56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$300.71 ¥47,436	-55.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$150.85 ¥23,797	+303.8%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 10.3% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Kobe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$340.80 ¥53,761	-20.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$10,914.61 ¥1,721,742	+0.2%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Kobe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$2.34 ¥369	-28.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$2.79 ¥441	-26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$3.34 ¥527	-23.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$46.11 ¥7,273	-21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$12.03 ¥1,897	+84.7%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 46.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Kobe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$44.33 ¥6,992	-27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$30.91 ¥4,875	-35.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$38.76 ¥6,114	-63.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$46.78 ¥7,379	-57.8%
Average			-46.0%

Mexico City vs. Kobe - 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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