Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 66.6% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 16.1% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 62.4% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 56.0% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.3% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 14.5% less in Tokyo

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Tokyo are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Tokyo. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

Tokyo vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 16.1% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$188.24	$6.51 ¥939	-34.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$141.18	$5.21 ¥751	-30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.46	$1.12 ¥161	+3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$14.65	$0.75 ¥107	-3.6%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 62.4% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$46.49	$1.63 ¥235	-33.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$92.27	$7.01 ¥1,011	+44.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$104.42	$5.89 ¥849	+6.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$41.38	$2.09 ¥301	-4.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$67.70	$3.26 ¥470	-8.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$23.16	$2.38 ¥343	+94.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.69	$1.06 ¥153	+59.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.15	$2.65 ¥382	+231.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.69	$2.42 ¥348	+192.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.13	$1.29 ¥186	+51.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.69	$1.26 ¥182	+52.6%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$87.92	$4.42 ¥637	-4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$338.84	$58.62 ¥8,448	+228.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$352,957.49	$21,767.76 ¥3,136,952	+16.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$65.89	$27.88 ¥4,017	+702.3%
Average			+235.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$462.25	$31.86 ¥4,591	+30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$16,941.96	$1,120.28 ¥161,443	+25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,319.19	$582.98 ¥84,013	+7.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$574.73	$134.03 ¥19,316	+342.2%
Average			+101.3%

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pay 56.0% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,230.28	$533.29 ¥76,853	+39.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$159,783.30	$14,506.96 ¥2,090,597	+72.1%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 41.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$51.77	$3.26 ¥469	+19.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$57.00	$3.40 ¥490	+13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$74.36	$3.91 ¥563	-0.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,017.96	$67.16 ¥9,678	+25.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$94.12	$12.38 ¥1,783	+149.3%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 14.5% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,068.55	$52.60 ¥7,580	-6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$778.52	$36.87 ¥5,313	-10.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,744.26	$63.41 ¥9,138	-31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,743.06	$82.89 ¥11,946	-9.8%
Average			-14.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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