Mexico City vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mexico City	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3182	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$721	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$1296	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$410	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.3	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$2108
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	95
😀 Quality of life	72	82
🏙️ Population	9.21M	824K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 19% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4418th and 4919th ($1331 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 67th 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 1.9 months in Sakai. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 3317th and 639th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Sakai

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	Mexico City	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.8	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$988	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1819	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3569	$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2491	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.5	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.33	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$427	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11015	$13511

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$908
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$868
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$926
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$842
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$977
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$717
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$914
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$998
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$912
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$936
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1184
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$875
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$764
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$858
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$873
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$846
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$875
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$894
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$784
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$643
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$893
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$896
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$860
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1030

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1062
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1010
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1025
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1012
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1277
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$992
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1024
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1033
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1015
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1025
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046