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Mexico City vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 3.7% cheaper than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 53.8% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 17.6% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 38.7% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 17.7% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 22.6% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 29.4% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.8% more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.02 ¥1,252	$10.86 MX$198.62	+35.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 ¥783	$8.82 MX$161.38	+76.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 ¥181	$1.73 MX$31.68	+49.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ¥132	$1.30 MX$23.86	+54.8%
Average			+53.8%

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pay 17.6% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 ¥243	$2.63 MX$48.03	+69.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.21 ¥1,126	$5.04 MX$92.21	-30.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ¥892	$6.54 MX$119.62	+14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ¥364	$2.61 MX$47.69	+11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 ¥550	$3.80 MX$69.61	+8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥371	$1.37 MX$25.05	-42.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 ¥184	$0.80 MX$14.63	-32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.48 ¥387	$0.97 MX$17.81	-60.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64 ¥412	$0.91 MX$16.58	-65.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ¥223	$0.96 MX$17.54	-32.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ¥231	$0.99 MX$18.19	-32.9%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 38.7% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.50 ¥703	$5.14 MX$93.99	+14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.51 ¥11,479	$19.54 MX$357.52	-73.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,332.63 ¥3,487,575	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	-10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.07 ¥4,696	$4.42 MX$80.95	-85.3%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 17.7% less for housing

	Tokyo	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.44 ¥5,223	$30.93 MX$565.92	-7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,071.65 ¥167,355	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	+0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$642.24 ¥100,295	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	+5.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.16 ¥19,077	$37.36 MX$683.53	-69.4%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 22.6% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.69 ¥81,157	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	-17.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,131.74 ¥2,363,048	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	-28.0%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 ¥626	$3.26 MX$59.59	-18.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 ¥536	$3.81 MX$69.77	+11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 ¥626	$4.34 MX$79.45	+8.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.19 ¥10,648	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	-14.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70 ¥1,983	$6.51 MX$119.17	-48.7%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 29.4% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.84 ¥8,876	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	+7.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.48 ¥6,322	$48.08 MX$879.56	+18.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.67 ¥9,787	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	+68.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.37 ¥14,113	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	+22.7%
Average			+29.4%

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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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