Mexico City vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$792	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$2465
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	73	79
🏙️ Population	9.21M	726K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 51% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4074th and 5718th ($1475 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 464th in Mexico and Japan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 2482nd and 765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Sagamihara

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	Mexico City	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$14052

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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

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108