Mexico City vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2589
🏠 One person rent	$792	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$1989
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	71
😀 Quality of life	73	74
🏙️ Population	9.21M	518K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 39% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 4074th and 5133rd ($1475 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 130th 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 1.9 months in Utsunomiya. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Utsunomiya ranked 188th in Japan, while ranked 2482nd and 1860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Utsunomiya

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	Mexico City	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$5.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$4310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$2900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$9.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$17480

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1011
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1019
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$953
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1020
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1013
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$903
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1021
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$972
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$992
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1006
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1028
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1009
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1034
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1002
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1015
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1014
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1009
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1028
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1009
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1104
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1045
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1028
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1033
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1079
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1049
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1234
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1040
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1171
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1017
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1032
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1110
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1007
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1032