Mexico City vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mexico City	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1428	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3399	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$774	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1028	$2414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	72	79
🏙️ Population	9.21M	726K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 44% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4274th and 5717th ($1428 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 489th 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 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 3354th and 856th 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	$11.7	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1886	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1143	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3740	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2224	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.92	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11420	$12309

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$975
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$917
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$934
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$986
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$907
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1032
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$771
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$987
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$981
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$1004
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1241
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$950
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$926
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$803
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$928
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$926
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$944
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$846
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$670
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$962
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$910
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1023

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126