Cost of living comparison
Japan is 37.7% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Japan instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$177.75
|
$6.44
¥990
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$145.99
|
$4.94
¥760
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.32
|
$0.97
¥149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.82
|
$0.73
¥113
|
|
pay 56.1% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.38
|
$1.52
¥234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$72.90
|
$5.72
¥879
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$104.16
|
$5.46
¥839
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.88
|
$2.02
¥310
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$62.89
|
$2.73
¥419
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.80
|
$2.17
¥334
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.42
|
$1.02
¥157
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.23
|
$1.64
¥252
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.06
|
$2.04
¥313
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.24
|
$1.26
¥194
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.78
|
$1.08
¥166
|
|
pay 46.8% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$90.19
|
$4.22
¥649
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$529.47
|
$57.82
¥8,888
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$401,748.55
|
$22,042.19
¥3,388,656
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$314.58
|
$25.42
¥3,909
|
|
pay 40.5% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$537.73
|
$31.09
¥4,780
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,788.66
|
$500.38
¥76,925
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,293.20
|
$325.42
¥50,028
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$899.58
|
$113.04
¥17,378
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,129.08
|
$288.10
¥44,292
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$83,847.13
|
$11,095.30
¥1,705,737
|
|
pay 54.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.42
|
$2.71
¥416
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.16
|
$2.78
¥427
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$76.17
|
$3.98
¥612
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$677.72
|
$57.72
¥8,873
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$88.38
|
$11.97
¥1,841
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$922.80
|
$40.54
¥6,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$731.32
|
$26.82
¥4,123
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,651.49
|
$54.08
¥8,314
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,542.93
|
$81.66
¥12,555
|
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