Mexico City vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mexico City	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$4005
🏠 One person rent	$663	$760
🏘️ Family rent	$1322	$1537
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$819	$2885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	66	100
🏙️ Population	9.21M	14M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 17% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4206th and 3238th ($1288 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Tokyo. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4184th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Tokyo

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	Mexico City	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1792	$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.7	$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3145	$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2277	$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.34	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10204	$15051

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$905
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$887
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$828
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1009
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$904
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$874
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$924
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$816
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$861
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$910
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$875
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$781
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$767
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$804
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$927
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$826
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$915
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1066
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$853
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$851
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$996
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$810
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$596
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$765
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$774
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$833
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$812
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$779
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$662
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$853
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$707
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$763
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$881

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1117
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$988
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1115
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1053
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1067
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1101
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1062
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1091
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$985
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1143
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1049
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1031
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1056
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1052
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1063