Mexico City vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$3492
🏠 One person rent	$603	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$1302
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$2282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	92	90
😀 Quality of life	67	93
🏙️ Population	9.21M	2.33M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 3% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 4604th and 4476th ($1160 vs $1202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 40th in Mexico and Japan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.9 months in Nagoya. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 3470th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Nagoya

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	Mexico City	Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$2452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$67.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$50.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$16142

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$985
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$988
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$998
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$997
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$984
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$987
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$1003
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$963
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$985
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$983
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$954
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$960
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$976
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$995
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1092
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$990
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$998
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$991
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$1015
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$943
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$991
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$951
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$985
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$939
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$990
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$964
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$982