Mexico City vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mexico City	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3182	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$721	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$1296	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$410	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.3	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$1418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	69
😀 Quality of life	72	72
🏙️ Population	9.21M	720K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 45% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 4418th and 6116th ($1331 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 791st in Mexico and Japan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Okayama ranked 404th in Japan, while ranked 3317th and 3262nd 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	$12	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.8	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$988	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1819	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$45.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3569	$6628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2491	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.5	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.33	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$427	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11015	$10787

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$908
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$868
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$926
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$842
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$977
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$717
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$914
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$998
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$912
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$936
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1184
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$875
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$764
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$858
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$873
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$846
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$875
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$894
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$784
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$643
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$893
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$896
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$860
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1030

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558