Mexico City vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$611
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
90
73
😀 Quality of life
68
92
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.06M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 7% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4630th and 4890th ($1190 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 3360th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Sendai

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Mexico City Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$6369

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057