Cost of living comparison

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Osaka vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Osaka is 8.2% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 37.0% less in Osaka
Groceries: pay 0.3% less in Osaka
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Osaka
Housing: pay 24.5% more in Osaka
Childcare: pay 17.2% less in Osaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.3% more in Osaka
Clothing: pay 30.7% less in Osaka

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

Osaka vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Osaka
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	$1.27 ¥197	-26.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.74 ¥114	-43.6%
Average			-37.0%

Mexico City vs. Osaka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.3% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Osaka
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.40 ¥218	-46.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$5.08 ¥789	+0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$5.75 ¥893	-12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$2.20 ¥341	-15.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$2.97 ¥461	-22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.57 ¥244	+14.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.94 ¥146	+17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$1.11 ¥173	+14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$1.93 ¥300	+113.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.74 ¥114	-23.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.55 ¥86	-44.3%
Average			-0.3%

Mexico City vs. Osaka - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Osaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.43 ¥688	-13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$34.41 ¥5,347	+76.1%
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	$20.38 ¥3,166	+360.6%
Average			+108.6%

Mexico City vs. Osaka - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.5% more for housing

	Mexico City	Osaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$29.29 ¥4,551	-5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$701.65 ¥109,009	-35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$456.63 ¥70,942	-32.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$101.24 ¥15,729	+171.0%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 17.2% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Osaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$167.06 ¥25,954	-61.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$13,810.32 ¥2,145,572	+26.7%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Osaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$2.84 ¥441	-12.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$3.12 ¥484	-18.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$3.74 ¥581	-13.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$56.24 ¥8,738	-3.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$12.70 ¥1,973	+94.9%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 30.7% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Osaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$43.57 ¥6,769	-28.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$28.07 ¥4,360	-41.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$66.35 ¥10,307	-37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$93.59 ¥14,540	-15.6%
Average			-30.7%

Mexico City vs. Osaka - 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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