Mexico City vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mexico City	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1190	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3028	$2649
🏠 One person rent	$611	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1253	$672
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$391
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$740	$1508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	68
😀 Quality of life	68	68
🏙️ Population	9.21M	720K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 21% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 4630th and 5836th ($1190 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 769th 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 1.5 months in Okayama. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Okayama ranked 460th in Japan, while ranked 3360th and 3256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Okayama

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	Mexico City	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.3	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1747	$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1045	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2781	$7645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$4354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$56.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.65	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.69	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$396	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8550	$14206

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$835
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$757
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$772
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$844
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$734
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$843
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$704
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$811
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$789
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$797
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$941
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$763
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$504
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$601
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$660
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$748
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$723
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$589
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$674
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$709

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$997
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$984
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$1025
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$995
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$983
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$975
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$961
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$985
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$962
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$987
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$960
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$958
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$993
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1075
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$1044
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$953
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$993
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$1022
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1088
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$987
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$1002
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$1049
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1010
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1231
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1017
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$954
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1103
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1085
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1205
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1145
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$960
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1212
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1432
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1607
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1582