Mexico City vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mexico City	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1190	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3028	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$611	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$1253	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$740	$2601
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	68	99
🏙️ Population	9.21M	14.3M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 27% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4630th and 3085th ($1190 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 3360th and 3rd 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	$10.3	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1747	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1045	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2781	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.65	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.69	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$396	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8550	$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033