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Mexico

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Sapporo vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Sapporo is 25.4% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 40.2% less in Sapporo
Groceries: pay 14.1% more in Sapporo
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Sapporo
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Sapporo
Childcare: pay 20.1% less in Sapporo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% more in Sapporo
Clothing: pay 30.2% less in Sapporo

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

Sapporo vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.2% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Sapporo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$193.93	$7.52 ¥1,200	-30.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$157.57	$5.01 ¥800	-43.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.93	$0.92 ¥147	-46.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.29	$0.79 ¥125	-39.8%
Average			-40.2%

Mexico City vs. Sapporo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.1% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Sapporo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$46.90	$1.26 ¥202	-51.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.03	$4.18 ¥667	-17.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$116.80	$5.65 ¥903	-13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.57	$1.82 ¥291	-30.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$67.96	$3.18 ¥508	-16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.46	$1.52 ¥242	+10.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.29	$1.34 ¥213	+67.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.39	$1.82 ¥290	+86.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.19	$1.73 ¥276	+91.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.12	$1.24 ¥199	+29.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.76	$0.98 ¥157	-1.3%
Average			+14.1%

Mexico City vs. Sapporo - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Sapporo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$91.77	$4.43 ¥707	-13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$349.08	$50.12 ¥8,002	+156.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$358K	$33,796.28 ¥5M	+68.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.04	$18.38 ¥2,934	+315.3%
Average			+131.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Sapporo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$552.56	$41.77 ¥6,668	+35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,276.81	$501.18 ¥80,016	-53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,097.64	$294.03 ¥46,942	-56.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$667.39	$233.15 ¥37,223	+524.0%
Average			+112.2%

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pay 20.1% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Sapporo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,688.01	$265.96 ¥42,462	-38.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$195K	$10,691.86 ¥2M	-1.9%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Sapporo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.18	$3.34 ¥533	+2.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.12	$3.64 ¥581	-4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.57	$2.94 ¥469	-32.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,044.00	$52.12 ¥8,322	-10.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$116.36	$12.70 ¥2,027	+94.9%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 30.2% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Sapporo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,088.66	$40.09 ¥6,401	-34.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$858.79	$26.70 ¥4,262	-44.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,888.48	$50.12 ¥8,002	-52.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,981.19	$122.51 ¥19,559	+10.5%
Average			-30.2%

Mexico City vs. Sapporo - Cost of clothing

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