Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 34.7% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.66
₪63.74
|
$8.28
MX$142.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
₪57.36
|
$6.95
MX$119.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
₪9.19
|
$1.06
MX$18.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪7.15
|
$0.78
MX$13.31
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
₪7.76
|
$2.09
MX$35.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
₪23.89
|
$4.43
MX$76.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
₪25.35
|
$5.45
MX$93.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
₪13.97
|
$2.15
MX$36.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
₪16.31
|
$3.19
MX$54.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.26
|
$1.21
MX$20.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₪3.24
|
$0.62
MX$10.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.88
|
$0.71
MX$12.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
₪2.81
|
$0.76
MX$13.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₪2.10
|
$0.78
MX$13.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
₪1.74
|
$0.73
MX$12.60
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.36
₪28.16
|
$4.92
MX$84.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.15
₪226.26
|
$17.77
MX$305.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,461.30
₪143,301.00
|
$22,067.99
MX$378,688.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.11
₪42.49
|
$5.52
MX$94.67
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.94
₪95.41
|
$28.01
MX$480.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.82
₪5,247.64
|
$826.42
MX$14,181.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,027.99
₪3,932.39
|
$480.11
MX$8,238.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.09
₪428.77
|
$40.24
MX$690.53
|
|
pay 31.2% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$761.93
₪2,914.62
|
$377.91
MX$6,485.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,080.39
₪38,560.61
|
$8,870.11
MX$152,211.92
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.78
₪29.74
|
$2.76
MX$47.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
₪13.38
|
$2.89
MX$49.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.72
₪37.18
|
$3.86
MX$66.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.48
₪258.13
|
$49.94
MX$857.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.11
₪42.49
|
$4.97
MX$85.21
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.07
₪298.63
|
$56.86
MX$975.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.54
₪212.46
|
$37.51
MX$643.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.73
₪423.58
|
$92.48
MX$1,587.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.55
₪438.19
|
$95.13
MX$1,632.37
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