Himeji vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Himeji	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$335	$792
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2004	$1122
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	61	93
😀 Quality of life	75	73
🏙️ Population	528K	9.21M

The cost of living in Himeji is 34% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5728th and 4074th ($976 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 4th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Himeji compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Himeji ranked 160th best city to live in Japan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 1726th and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Mexico City

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	Himeji	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.38	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5390	$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.7	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.53	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.3	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14131	$13182

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$924
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$946
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$934
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$962
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$946
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$997
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$946
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$957
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1031
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$997
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1141
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$934
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$1119
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1185
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$984
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$932
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$1122
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$898
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$993
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1012
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$969
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1184
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$885
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$991
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$955
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1010
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$992
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$996
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$988
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$922
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$1042

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005