Kyoto vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$419
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
78
73
🏙️ Population
1.46M
9.21M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 25% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5014th and 4074th ($1100 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 4th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 867th and 2482nd 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
$7.94
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$13182

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010

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