Mexico City vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2923
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$603
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$1214
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.2
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$709
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
67
77
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.33M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 3% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4604th and 4495th ($1160 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 3470th and 748th 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
$11.1
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$846
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.34%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2952
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.96
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.6
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9034
$14676

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125