Cost of living comparison

Osaka, Japan

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Osaka Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 43.6% more expensive than Osaka.

Restaurants: pay 31.2% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 4.1% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 35.1% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 3.7% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.9% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 43.6% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Osaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.2% more for restaurants

	Osaka	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 ¥968	$9.93 MX$197.86	+52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.89 ¥726	$7.45 MX$148.40	+52.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 ¥151	$1.08 MX$21.51	+6.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 ¥101	$0.77 MX$15.40	+13.6%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 4.1% more for groceries

	Osaka	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 ¥207	$2.45 MX$48.87	+75.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ¥736	$4.87 MX$96.99	-1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 ¥805	$5.51 MX$109.75	+1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.24 ¥333	$2.18 MX$43.50	-2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.73 ¥406	$3.57 MX$71.16	+30.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 ¥212	$1.22 MX$24.35	-14.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 ¥134	$0.67 MX$13.34	-25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 ¥183	$0.80 MX$15.92	-35.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88 ¥280	$0.83 MX$16.49	-56.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 ¥107	$0.85 MX$16.96	+18.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ¥80	$0.83 MX$16.49	+53.4%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 35.1% less for transportation

	Osaka	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 ¥630	$4.64 MX$92.41	+9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.54 ¥4,986	$17.87 MX$356.15	-46.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,767.76 ¥3,235,451	$18,615.02 MX$370,988.00	-14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.45 ¥4,526	$3.47 MX$69.25	-88.6%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 3.7% more for housing

	Osaka	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.55 ¥4,244	$24.38 MX$485.87	-14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.24 ¥87,582	$893.52 MX$17,807.42	+51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$373.30 ¥55,486	$544.24 MX$10,846.34	+45.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.13 ¥14,140	$30.31 MX$604.09	-68.1%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Osaka	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.13 ¥9,681	$381.33 MX$7,599.63	+485.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,210.71 ¥774,495	$8,426.99 MX$167,945.68	+61.7%
Average			+273.6%

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pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Osaka	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.42 ¥508	$2.73 MX$54.41	-20.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 ¥450	$3.01 MX$59.91	-0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 ¥542	$3.92 MX$78.15	+7.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.62 ¥8,713	$53.69 MX$1,069.96	-8.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.72 ¥1,743	$4.96 MX$98.93	-57.7%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 43.6% more for clothing

	Osaka	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.10 ¥6,406	$56.36 MX$1,123.13	+30.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.36 ¥4,066	$41.06 MX$818.29	+50.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.41 ¥9,128	$91.99 MX$1,833.37	+49.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.89 ¥13,658	$91.93 MX$1,832.11
Average			+43.6%

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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: March 2025

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