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Mexico City vs. Nagoya Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 16.0% more expensive than Nagoya.

Restaurants: pay 63.4% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 10.7% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 35.0% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 22.3% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 3.5% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 57.3% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Nagoya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.4% more for restaurants

	Nagoya	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.68 ¥1,038	$10.86 MX$197.31	+62.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 ¥831	$8.82 MX$160.32	+65.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 ¥176	$1.73 MX$31.47	+52.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ¥117	$1.30 MX$23.70	+73.5%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 10.7% less for groceries

	Nagoya	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 ¥226	$2.63 MX$47.71	+80.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.86 ¥755	$5.04 MX$91.60	+3.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.11 ¥950	$6.54 MX$118.83	+7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ¥343	$2.61 MX$47.38	+18.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 ¥480	$3.80 MX$69.15	+23.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.75 ¥427	$1.37 MX$24.88	-50.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 ¥212	$0.80 MX$14.54	-41.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.76 ¥273	$0.97 MX$17.69	-44.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64 ¥410	$0.91 MX$16.47	-65.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 ¥230	$0.96 MX$17.42	-35.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 ¥178	$0.99 MX$18.07	-13.1%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 35.0% less for transportation

	Nagoya	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 ¥688	$5.14 MX$93.37	+15.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.46 ¥8,305	$19.54 MX$355.17	-63.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,332.63 ¥3,469,597	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	-10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.99 ¥3,883	$4.42 MX$80.42	-82.3%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 22.3% more for housing

	Nagoya	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.74 ¥5,087	$30.93 MX$562.20	-5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$573.57 ¥89,110	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	+88.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$395.38 ¥61,426	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	+71.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.54 ¥16,396	$37.36 MX$679.03	-64.6%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 3.5% less for childcare

	Nagoya	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.83 ¥71,750	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	-6.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,914.61 ¥1,695,694	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	-0.2%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Nagoya	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 ¥311	$3.26 MX$59.19	+62.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 ¥434	$3.81 MX$69.31	+36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 ¥519	$4.34 MX$78.93	+30.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.90 ¥8,375	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	+8.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.03 ¥1,869	$6.51 MX$118.39	-45.8%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 57.3% more for clothing

	Nagoya	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.33 ¥6,887	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	+37.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.91 ¥4,802	$48.08 MX$873.77	+55.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.12 ¥7,786	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	+110.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.54 ¥13,756	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	+25.3%
Average			+57.3%

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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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