Kyoto vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2835
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$385
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
1.46M
9.21M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 20% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5138th and 4206th ($1026 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 8th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Kyoto ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 118th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Mexico City

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Kyoto Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1108
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8938
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881