Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 5.6% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Japan, you would:
pay 47.2% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,037
|
$10.14
MX$187.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥774
|
$8.52
MX$157.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥159
|
$1.35
MX$24.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥125
|
$1.02
MX$18.83
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
Japan
|
Mexico
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥221
|
$2.68
MX$49.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥872
|
$4.17
MX$77.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥809
|
$5.88
MX$108.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥313
|
$2.68
MX$49.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥407
|
$3.49
MX$64.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥303
|
$1.32
MX$24.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥174
|
$0.63
MX$11.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥278
|
$0.79
MX$14.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥284
|
$0.77
MX$14.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥175
|
$0.90
MX$16.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥142
|
$0.78
MX$14.32
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Japan
|
Mexico
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥657
|
$5.33
MX$98.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,544
|
$28.94
MX$534.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,375,403
|
$22,778.21
MX$420,595.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,847
|
$17.39
MX$321.11
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
Japan
|
Mexico
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,268
|
$33.11
MX$611.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥75,647
|
$599.68
MX$11,073.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,643
|
$424.66
MX$7,841.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,847
|
$54.94
MX$1,014.43
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
Japan
|
Mexico
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,878
|
$230.47
MX$4,255.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,701,233
|
$4,822.04
MX$89,037.98
|
|
pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Mexico
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥410
|
$2.57
MX$47.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥432
|
$3.35
MX$61.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥608
|
$4.34
MX$80.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,741
|
$38.86
MX$717.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,821
|
$5.22
MX$96.41
|
|
pay 48.4% more for clothing
Japan
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,085
|
$54.74
MX$1,010.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,087
|
$42.64
MX$787.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,342
|
$96.11
MX$1,774.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,457
|
$90.93
MX$1,678.92
|
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