Mexico City vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$611
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
90
99
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.33M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 15% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4630th and 5386th ($1190 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 3360th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Saitama

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Mexico City Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.29
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075