Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 36.3% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 0.9% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,170
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥819
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥136
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 43.0% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Mexico
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,101
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥844
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥316
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥589
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥511
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥235
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥514
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥349
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥354
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥276
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Mexico
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥737
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,700
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,446
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Mexico
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥103,834
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 71.9% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Mexico
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,274
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Mexico
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥644
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥548
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥702
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,258
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,106
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,035
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
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