Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 47.3% more expensive than Saitama.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Saitama, you would:
pay 59.7% more for restaurants
Saitama
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
¥956
|
$10.09
MX$194.61
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.02
¥597
|
$8.90
MX$171.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥131
|
$1.21
MX$23.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
¥102
|
$0.84
MX$16.17
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
Saitama
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
¥218
|
$2.63
MX$50.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
¥827
|
$5.57
MX$107.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
¥780
|
$6.31
MX$121.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
¥317
|
$2.49
MX$48.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥267
|
$4.13
MX$79.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
¥222
|
$1.42
MX$27.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
¥156
|
$0.70
MX$13.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
¥184
|
$0.82
MX$15.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥262
|
$0.91
MX$17.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
¥155
|
$0.95
MX$18.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
¥82
|
$0.87
MX$16.70
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
Saitama
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
¥625
|
$5.46
MX$105.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.70
¥3,822
|
$21.52
MX$415.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,193,281
|
$21,960.54
MX$423,552.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.77
¥3,535
|
$5.34
MX$103.03
|
|
pay 71.5% more for housing
Saitama
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.30
¥4,953
|
$27.98
MX$539.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.48
¥57,330
|
$1,058.85
MX$20,422.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.86
¥33,442
|
$643.75
MX$12,416.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.47
¥15,091
|
$41.48
MX$800.04
|
|
pay 59.6% more for childcare
Saitama
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.61
¥26,117
|
$408.19
MX$7,872.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,564.30
¥1,719,900
|
$10,042.62
MX$193,692.08
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
Saitama
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
¥311
|
$2.97
MX$57.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
¥366
|
$3.52
MX$67.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
¥569
|
$4.45
MX$85.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.34
¥5,255
|
$60.85
MX$1,173.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.19
¥1,218
|
$5.94
MX$114.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Saitama
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.52
¥3,201
|
$66.94
MX$1,291.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.49
¥3,344
|
$45.00
MX$867.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.79
¥7,405
|
$110.60
MX$2,133.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.37
¥14,332
|
$106.14
MX$2,047.19
|
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