Mexico City vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mexico City	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1428	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3399	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$774	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1028	$2276
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	93	53
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	9.21M	686K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 49% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4274th and 5951st ($1428 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 630th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 3354th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Shizuoka

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	Mexico City	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1886	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1143	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3740	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2224	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.92	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11420	$16729

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$975
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$917
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$934
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$986
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$907
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1032
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$771
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$987
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$981
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$1004
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1241
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$950
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$926
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$803
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$928
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$926
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$944
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$846
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$670
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$962
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$910
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1023

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063