Mexico City vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mexico City	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$2940
🏠 One person rent	$663	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$1322	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$819	$2098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	97
😀 Quality of life	66	96
🏙️ Population	9.21M	2.75M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 15% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4206th and 4674th ($1288 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 54th 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 Osaka. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Osaka ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 4184th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Osaka

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	Mexico City	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1792	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.7	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3145	$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2277	$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.34	$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10204	$8601

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Cities near Mexico City

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

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933