Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 66.6% more expensive than Mexico City.
- Restaurants
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pay 16.1% less in Tokyo
- Groceries
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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.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$192.90
|
$6.51
¥938
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$144.68
|
$5.21
¥751
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$20.97
|
$1.12
¥161
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.01
|
$0.75
¥107
|
|
pay 62.4% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$47.64
|
$1.63
¥235
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$94.56
|
$7.01
¥1,010
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$107.01
|
$5.89
¥848
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$42.41
|
$2.09
¥300
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$69.38
|
$3.26
¥470
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$23.74
|
$2.38
¥343
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.00
|
$1.06
¥153
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$15.52
|
$2.65
¥382
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.08
|
$2.42
¥348
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$16.53
|
$1.29
¥186
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.08
|
$1.26
¥182
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$90.10
|
$4.42
¥637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$347.23
|
$58.62
¥8,444
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$361,696.31
|
$21,767.76
¥3,135,439
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$67.52
|
$27.88
¥4,015
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$473.70
|
$31.86
¥4,589
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$17,361.42
|
$1,120.28
¥161,365
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,574.68
|
$582.98
¥83,973
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$588.96
|
$134.03
¥19,306
|
|
pay 56.0% more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,409.29
|
$533.29
¥76,816
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$163,739.35
|
$14,506.96
¥2,089,589
|
|
pay 41.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$53.05
|
$3.26
¥469
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$58.41
|
$3.40
¥490
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$76.20
|
$3.91
¥563
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,043.16
|
$67.16
¥9,673
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$96.45
|
$12.38
¥1,783
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,095.01
|
$52.60
¥7,576
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$797.79
|
$36.87
¥5,311
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,787.45
|
$63.41
¥9,134
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,786.22
|
$82.89
¥11,940
|
|
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