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Kyoto vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Kyoto is 20.1% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 34.1% less in Kyoto
Groceries: pay 26.9% more in Kyoto
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Kyoto
Housing: pay 6.5% more in Kyoto
Childcare: pay 25.0% less in Kyoto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% more in Kyoto
Clothing: pay 34.0% less in Kyoto

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

Kyoto vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.1% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Kyoto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$10.02 ¥1,561	-7.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$5.35 ¥833	-39.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$0.92 ¥144	-46.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$0.74 ¥116	-42.9%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 26.9% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Kyoto
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$1.70 ¥265	-35.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$4.57 ¥711	-9.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$6.67 ¥1,039	+2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$2.23 ¥347	-14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$3.09 ¥482	-18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$2.42 ¥378	+77.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$1.11 ¥173	+38.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$2.83 ¥441	+190.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$1.72 ¥268	+89.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.71 ¥110	-26.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$1.01 ¥157	+1.6%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Kyoto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$4.43 ¥690	-13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$66.82 ¥10,408	+242.0%
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	$26.86 ¥4,184	+507.1%
Average			+186.7%

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pay 6.5% more for housing

	Mexico City	Kyoto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$32.58 ¥5,074	+5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$570.06 ¥88,790	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$318.25 ¥49,569	-53.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$82.56 ¥12,859	+121.0%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 25.0% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Kyoto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$434.36 ¥67,653	+0.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$5,345.93 ¥832,656	-50.9%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Kyoto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$3.34 ¥520	+2.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$3.20 ¥498	-16.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$4.01 ¥624	-7.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$55.73 ¥8,680	-4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$12.70 ¥1,978	+94.9%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 34.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Kyoto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$44.33 ¥6,904	-27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$30.91 ¥4,814	-35.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$50.12 ¥7,806	-52.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$88.54 ¥13,791	-20.2%
Average			-34.0%

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