Mexico City vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$792	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$1763
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	75
😀 Quality of life	73	90
🏙️ Population	9.21M	1.96M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 30% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4074th and 4901st ($1475 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 42nd in Mexico and Japan, respectively. Check Mexico vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 1.6 months in Sapporo. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 2482nd and 196th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Sapporo

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	Mexico City	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$9894

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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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1020
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1017
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1017
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1016
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1020
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1014
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$988
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$983
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$954
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1008
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1010
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1009
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$988
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$914
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$909
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$992
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1001
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$914
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$993
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1000
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$964
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$990
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$972
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$984
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1055
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1017
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1017
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$991
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1000
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$995
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1061