Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Japan

Okinawa vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Okinawa is 28.4% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 29.0% less in Okinawa
Groceries: pay 41.4% more in Okinawa
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Okinawa
Housing: pay 35.0% more in Okinawa
Childcare: pay 22.4% less in Okinawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.6% more in Okinawa
Clothing: pay 29.1% less in Okinawa

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

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Okinawa vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Okinawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$189.82	$8.02 ¥1,314	-26.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$154.23	$5.78 ¥947	-34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.28	$1.34 ¥220	-22.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$22.80	$0.87 ¥143	-32.9%
Average			-29.0%

Mexico City vs. Okinawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.4% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Okinawa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$45.90	$2.22 ¥364	-15.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$88.12	$7.94 ¥1,300	+57.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$114.32	$6.98 ¥1,144	+6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$45.58	$1.99 ¥326	-23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$66.52	$4.83 ¥791	+26.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$23.94	$2.24 ¥367	+63.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$13.99	$1.15 ¥189	+44.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.02	$1.34 ¥220	+38.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$15.84	$2.54 ¥416	+180.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$16.76	$1.57 ¥258	+64.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.38	$1.13 ¥185	+13.8%
Average			+41.4%

Mexico City vs. Okinawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Okinawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$89.82	$4.43 ¥726	-13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$341.67	$33.41 ¥5,475	+71.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$350K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	+11.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$77.36	$34.75 ¥5,694	+685.3%
Average			+188.5%

Mexico City vs. Okinawa - Cost of transportation

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pay 35.0% more for housing

	Mexico City	Okinawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$540.84	$30.74 ¥5,037	-0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$18,868.03	$429.01 ¥70,296	-60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$11,841.10	$384.24 ¥62,959	-43.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$653.24	$128.60 ¥21,072	+244.2%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 22.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Okinawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,524.98	$334.12 ¥54,747	-22.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$191K	??
Average			-22.4%

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pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Okinawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$56.95	$3.34 ¥547	+2.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$66.68	$3.47 ¥568	-9.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$75.93	$4.68 ¥766	+7.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,021.86	$50.79 ¥8,322	-13.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$113.89	$12.03 ¥1,971	+84.7%
Average			+14.6%

Mexico City vs. Okinawa - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Okinawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,065.58	$46.43 ¥7,608	-23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$840.58	$29.70 ¥4,867	-38.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,848.43	$69.50 ¥11,387	-34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,939.18	$88.54 ¥14,508	-20.2%
Average			-29.1%

Mexico City vs. Okinawa - Cost of clothing

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