Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 24.9% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.8% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,170
|
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥819
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥136
|
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,101
|
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥844
|
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥316
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥589
|
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥511
|
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥235
|
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥514
|
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥349
|
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥354
|
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥276
|
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥737
|
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,700
|
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,446
|
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
|
pay 36.6% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥103,834
|
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
|
pay 43.3% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,274
|
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥644
|
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥548
|
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥702
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,258
|
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,106
|
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
|
pay 10.0% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,035
|
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
|
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