Cost of living comparison

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Nagoya vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Nagoya is 21.6% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 38.6% less in Nagoya
Groceries: pay 38.5% more in Nagoya
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Nagoya
Housing: pay 25.0% more in Nagoya
Childcare: pay 3.8% more in Nagoya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% less in Nagoya
Clothing: pay 34.0% less in Nagoya

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

Nagoya vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Nagoya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$6.68 ¥1,038	-38.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$5.35 ¥831	-39.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$1.14 ¥176	-34.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.75 ¥117	-42.4%
Average			-38.6%

Mexico City vs. Nagoya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.5% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Nagoya
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.46 ¥226	-44.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$4.86 ¥755	-3.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$6.11 ¥950	-6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$2.21 ¥343	-15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$3.09 ¥480	-18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$2.75 ¥427	+100.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$1.36 ¥212	+70.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$1.76 ¥273	+80.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$2.64 ¥410	+191.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$1.48 ¥230	+54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$1.14 ¥178	+15.1%
Average			+38.5%

Mexico City vs. Nagoya - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Nagoya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.43 ¥688	-13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$53.46 ¥8,305	+173.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$22,332.63 ¥3,469,597	+11.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$24.99 ¥3,883	+464.8%
Average			+159.1%

Mexico City vs. Nagoya - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.0% more for housing

	Mexico City	Nagoya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$32.74 ¥5,087	+5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$573.57 ¥89,110	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$395.38 ¥61,426	-41.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$105.54 ¥16,396	+182.5%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 3.8% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Nagoya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$461.83 ¥71,750	+7.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$10,914.61 ¥1,695,694	+0.2%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Nagoya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$2.00 ¥311	-38.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$2.79 ¥434	-26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$3.34 ¥519	-23.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$53.90 ¥8,375	-7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$12.03 ¥1,869	+84.7%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 34.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Nagoya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$44.33 ¥6,887	-27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$30.91 ¥4,802	-35.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$50.12 ¥7,786	-52.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$88.54 ¥13,756	-20.2%
Average			-34.0%

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