Mexico vs Japan | Which is Cheaper?

[@philfernandez9939]

Can’t wait for the corn bread recipe!

[@jeremyjohnson-r1r]

wheres the recipe at

[@philfernandez9939]

@@jeremyjohnson-r1rJocelyn said in the video she’ll post the recipe when she can. Looking at the comments thread I don’t think she’s posted it yet

[@runninlv771]

Love that Taku introduced his family. Looking forward to cornbread recipe.

[@alecgalindo1558]

This is such a great style vid maybe adding a price tracker and jumping from Jocelyn to taku. Would’ve made this video so much more enjoyable. Keep up the great work guys 🎉

[@gatekeeper3660]

Miss coco curry and being stationed in Okinawa. My fav taco rice spot too.

[@TaklyntheWorld]

Taco rice is so good! lol

[@ckinro]

I’m gonna keep a eye out for the corn bread recipe!

[@theresasalas5853]

Yes I would like the corn bread recipe please 🙌🏽

[@PSSKDerby]

Great video Jocelyn & Taku! Thank you for sharing!!!

[@ParacordPalsandHeroes]

Man, I'm putting on imaginary weight watching you guys. I find myself chewing my teeth in my empty, drooling mouth.😅😂😊Mexico is so colorful as the food. The Japanese food, I would eat 2 bowls at $7.50. Good video this week. Memphis, 10

[@CarlosCruz-hi8me]

This kind of video's are awesome looking at two different places compared different so cool

[@carlasiow6031]

Agree, would love the cornbread recipe too, pleeeaaase. 😊

[@CharlieJupiters]

rice + ramen broth is the moves lol! shoutouts to Himawari on 2nd!

[@chinoyhealingfoodstravels8888]

Greetings from Redondo Beach 🇺🇸Nice work on this video. Corn bread recipe sounds special. Cheers 🥂

[@turinreza]

cornbread recipe?

[@mirandaglade7998]

You have mean drooling for the corn bread recipe 😊

[@hermes8258]

Yes, your are correct. Based on my conversations with a US expat in Baja (Rosarito, admittedly a touristy town), Japan is cheaper than Mexico - comparing equivalent foods and class of restaurants. In fact, prices have come down relative to value of Canadian dollar (even though CAD is is weak currently). I lived in Sapporo for a summer in 1991. Prices for seafood in Hakodate were high. Now, effectively, eating out costs *less* than three decades ago. I will be in Hachioji, in western Tokyo prefecture for October. I am looking forward to being able to eat out compared to Canada. I cannot afford to eat out in Calgary on my pension. If I am selective and eat specials or lunch I definitely can do so in Tokyo, not to speak of smaller cities. Thank you for your videos.

[@n8xu]

Take your sister is adorable. I also am looking to the cornbread recipe. Thanks to you both. ,

[@imoverhere8327]

Ive been across Asia a few times so i already knew how this would play out lol. SE Asia is my favorite for food though. Mexico is a very close second. My best friend is from Aguascalientes and his wife is from northern thailand. We travel around a lot together lol.

[@geri9839]

Great video Taku and jocelyn thank you for sharing.

[@TaklyntheWorld]

Thanks for watching!

[@dont3175]

I had a tamale de mole negro in Guadalajara Jalisco and it was my favorite I’ve tried ever !

[@joanneganon7157]

Hey Taku and Jocelyn, that was fun🎉. You guys got to see your families❤. I would have thought that Mexico would be responsible anyway? JO JO IN VT 💞

[@agelualofa]

The last part when Lyn said Samoa coconuts were free. lol. Come to thing about it everywhere else is cheaper than here at home. See you soon on the next video guys take care

[@liyinchong4493]

Is this your channel, Jocelyn? I didn't know.. Am glad i found it accidentally ❤❤❤

[@fishtafarian614]

This was Rad. Keep it up. I want to go to Japan

[@KyleOfTheNorth]

I'm gonna go ahead and say Mexico is cheaper by a country mile.

[@Ganjaz]

well :D

[@dontsleephungry716]

Depends what you do and where you are 💀 you can make expensive or cheap as you want or like.

[@minhvisual4265]

Japan is actually pretty cheap. Mexico is cheaper if you’re a local but they bump up the price for everyone else. We’re talking food wise and public transportation.

[@chrisplaymusic]

My experienced in Todos Santos was pretty cheap. Margaritas were equivalent to $5 USD. Tacos was equivalent to $1-$2 USD.

[@nursemena8703]

So if I like my slimy Okra would I like what Taku ate? Ive made that moist sweet cornbread n so perfect with homemade Beef Soups n stew with tomato. Liked👍

[@Hinesfarm-Indiana]

Great video guys 👍👍

[@Sakana_Ren]

Indeed, prices depend on whether or not you are crashing at a relative's place or visiting a rural versus urban area. Keep up the awesome work. And, take care. /o

[@rikspector]

Taku, I love Okra which is slimy but delicious, not all Americans hate slimy foods:) CHeers, Rik Spector

[@mylastcast4987]

But u had the better view I still pick mex but I love Japan

[@chiengtang3177]

we went to Mexico last year and it’s not cheap

[@donEvans27]

What we call inflation in Merika is actually corporate greed. The numbers don’t lie, highest corporate profits in world history.

[@liyinchong4493]

Believe Jocelyn can cook Mexican dishes in Japan too 💪

[@Garth2011]

$30 a day for food is about $900 a month. That's not really a cheap cost however, that is going out for food vs. eat at homebase. Plus, you have to include the time to get there, the gas and wait time plus the drive home. In the USA...that would probably be on the high side for two people to afford especially in California and New York.

[@ParacordPalsandHeroes]

And I think your cornbread would be better than my Jiffy mix, Jocelyn. Hook it up, yo. Memphis, 10

[@amsb4dafunk558]

Bay Area plain carne asada street tacos Are Now running $3-$3.50 each 6 tacos, a Mexican Coke plus tip will be around $25

[@TaklyntheWorld]

Found a tamales vendor at a farmers market selling them for $10/each 🫠🫠

[@amsb4dafunk558]

@@TaklyntheWorld Dang An average tamale weights around 9 ounces That Is a good return on product Probably Sourced the masa from the cartel.

[@rikspector]

I think on the average, Mexico is cheaper. However, I really love Japanese food! Cheers, Rik Spector

[@leogadget]

Yeah, Sayulita and San Pancho have become two of the most gentrified beach towns in Mexico, not cheap at all, most are prices for foreign tourism.

[@TaklyntheWorld]

It’s really sad to talk to the workers and find out Americans & Canadians own most of the housing and businesses. ☹️

[@BigSirZebras]

Tokyo is more than Mexico City. In general Japan will be more but a resort town in Mexico will be more than a little unknown town in Japan.

[@Sanmanbrewdog]

Can we get some Mexican cooking tutorials ❤

[@leonardogomez-396]

Taku went to a less American-y touristy area. What city area they compared makes all the difference.

[@TaklyntheWorld]

Okinawa is actually super American, to the point that there's a lot of signs in both Japanese and English. Okinawa is also a tourist hotspot for Japanese people. It's like their Hawaii.

[@jeremyjohnson-r1r]

wheres the cornbread recipe as an aussie introduce me to how to do it right never tasted it and really wouldn't mind trying it

[@PWCDN]

I think Japan is cheaper with the quality you receive. If I'm in Mexico, I only eat vegetarian because meat is expensive and low quality. Japan I'll be a carnivore because meat and seafood is super affordable and super high quality. Good meals in Mexico are super expensive, comparable to US prices unless you're eating street food everyday. The best thing I had in Mexico was street taco's under an overpass for $1.20 each, best food I had. out of the 10 restaurants I've been to in Mexico, only one I liked, rest are super expensive and super pretentious. If they use the word "artisan" anywhere, stay away, it means high mark-ups. Microbrew beer costs the same as in the states ($8-10). Literally had a restaurant say "artisan spring water" at our table and we asked the waiter, what makes it artisan and he couldn't answer. Did the artisan make the glass bottle? because no way he made the spring water. Vegetarian dishes are the best in Mexico, the cheeses, the produce the salsas, nothing beats that.

[@TaklyntheWorld]

I noticed that about artisan! haha

[@lynnkurumaji2478]

I think the food in Mexico might be cheaper, but people would be mistaken that Japan is expensive to eat in. It would depend on what and where you eat. I would ask Taku if he missed japanese food in Japan over what the same food would be in the US.

[@thai33oz]

where's the cornbread recipe?

[@ImJayceeYO]

Interesting how cheap they still are. Reminds me of how the company of Garigari-kun raised their price by only 10 yen and made a public apology for essentially $0.06 USD.

[@znilf84]

@taklyntheworld gonna need that cornbread recipe 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@SadieRTrego]

Im thinking Mexico is cheaper.. 😅 would be cool to know.. I think my opinion is bai's

[@juicemma7392]

If taco ever cheats or hurt u I’m sure u got many dudes waiting - lol jk taco u da man take care

[@gunkleener]

It’s because where your at in mex. Touristy and bougie tourist restaurants. Hands down Mex is cheaper. I know a spot where you can get 50 cent tacos usd and it’s still good regardless the price. At the moment where your at compared to Japan he’s being smart and more street or not so tourist area to eat is why if Japan is cheaper but Mexico definitely cheaper all around

[@liyinchong4493]

Japan it is ❤

[@ClassicallyMish]

Japan because I just left visiting 6 cities there and the dollar went really far

[@turinreza]

want to visit japan. do you need a fishing license as an american citizen?

[@TaklyntheWorld]

Nope, no fishing license needed.

[@turinreza]

@@TaklyntheWorld thanks. .definately heading to japan now.

[@turinreza]

@@TaklyntheWorld i used to make cornbread in college but embedding it with chicken teriyaki.. want to try out your recipe with this method.

[@koyapol]

imagine this, what if you switch it up? jocelyn in japan and taku in mexico? :)

[@TaklyntheWorld]

I (Jocelyn) have actually been to Japan alone! One of the easiest solo travel countries tbh.

[@ChaoSna-jk3iy]

❤❤❤

[@MilkyCollective]

I know it’s not apples to apples but I think Japan will be cheaper, especially compared to high tourist areas in Mexico

[@Sheena3248]

Please ❤ share your Mum's Sweet Corn bread!!! 🌽🍞 🥖

[@fionaforbes-rose675]

Jocelyn, how do you keep your teeth so beautifully white and sparkley??

[@TaklyntheWorld]

I'm guessing genetics. I brush twice a day two minutes and floss, same as hopefully most people lol

[@eugeneschroeder7359]

good msn

[@desertfairychickres4021]

Mexico

[@JT_Lakers]

inflation correlated to corporate profit...the big corps need to show a YoY EPS growth and get more money in the stock holders hands, the more you'll see "inflation" rise in the world.

[@nicderemer1]

Japan way cheaper. 2400 yen right now is less than 16 dollars

[@marklomonaco8308]

Apples to apples Mexico is cheaper hands down.

[@copperknowsis5159]

Gotta be Mexico is cheaper!😊

[@AgustinSerrano-du6fb]

Good job gorgeous keep practicing that Spanish lol sounds good on you lol

[@harrymiram6621]

Am guessing that Okinawa/Japan would be cheaper. Natto is an acquired taste. Much like Western minds hearing of sushi/sashimi/poke=raw fish!-lol

[@Waruto]

Mexico is way cheaper than Japan. But then again, I've only compared the touristy locations of Mexico and Japan.

[@jaylopez9212]

Mexican currency is peso automatically cheaper

[@joeblow9891]

Mexico is cheaper, no doubts to me.

[@turinreza]

well. if you catch and cook your own food japan is cheaper

[@jamesimamoto1111]

thought this episode was cool.. so I asked my wife for us to take vacations in different countries.. she didn't like it and now is really angry at me

[@TaklyntheWorld]

Haha I definitely wouldn’t try to sell it as separate vacations, that sounds pretty cold. 😂 time is flying and I want to spend time with my grandma in her country and Taku’s sister is already 9!

[@DonGrigorianFishing]

We didn’t get a Taku Tuesday guys 😢

[@TaklyntheWorld]

Check back this Tuesday!

[@DonGrigorianFishing]

@@TaklyntheWorld Can we get a long format video in that case? You know, a twofer?? lol

[@ClassicallyMish]

2400 yen =$15 usd

[@victorlui5955]

😍🥰🍻🍺

[@rizlaruler7404]

Mexico is cheaper in general

[@Sirvix_Assassin_1991]

Taku, is eating weird body parts and ramen. Jocelyn, is eating the best/freshest food in Mexico. You either go budget, or splurge. Also, airplane rides to Asia are much longer and much more expensive. I'll take a Cancun all inclusive, any day of the week. All inclusive for 10 days, averages $3K. That includes airfare, an adults only resort that's right on the beach. Unlimited food/alcohol, transportation, 24 hour room service, and a personal butler. Japan, can't touch that price.

[@turinreza]

but it seems the mexican food is healthier in terms of more protein

[@TaklyntheWorld]

Fun fact, Okinawans are probably the healthiest people in the world and live way longer than most, even longer than mainland Japan!

[@gatekeeper3660]

@@TaklyntheWorldyes considered a blue zone.

[@turinreza]

@@TaklyntheWorld okinawans are lucky. what time of year is best to visit japan?

[@hunter8turkey1]

Mexico wins 😂