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Al Hillah vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Al Hillah is 28.3% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 63.4% less in Al Hillah
Groceries: pay 53.3% less in Al Hillah
Transportation: pay 95.2% more in Al Hillah
Housing: pay 14.9% less in Al Hillah
Childcare: pay 85.5% less in Al Hillah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.0% less in Al Hillah
Clothing: pay 50.2% less in Al Hillah

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Al Hillah. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Al Hillah.

Al Hillah vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Al Hillah instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 63.4% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Al Hillah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$194.88	$4.38 IQD5,739	-59.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.34	$6.02 IQD7,880	-31.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.09	$0.38 IQD497	-78.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.41	$0.21 IQD269	-84.2%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 53.3% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Al Hillah
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.12	$0.76 IQD994	-71.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.47	$2.28 IQD2,980	-54.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.37	$4.75 IQD6,216	-27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.80	$1.69 IQD2,217	-35.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.29	$2.06 IQD2,704	-45.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.58	$0.56 IQD736	-59.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.36	$0.50 IQD656	-37.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.47	$0.46 IQD596	-53.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.27	$0.33 IQD431	-63.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.21	$0.30 IQD391	-68.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.85	$0.30 IQD387	-70.3%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 95.2% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Al Hillah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.22	$2.06 IQD2,697	-59.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$350.78	$64.47 IQD84,447	+229.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360K	$17,065.15 IQD22M	-14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.42	$14.41 IQD18,876	+225.7%
Average			+95.2%

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pay 14.9% less for housing

	Mexico City	Al Hillah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$555.26	$37.92 IQD49,675	+22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,370.91	$367.90 IQD482K	-65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,156.70	$192.67 IQD252K	-71.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$670.65	$58.00 IQD75,974	+55.2%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 85.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Al Hillah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,725.54	$94.81 IQD124K	-78.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196K	$758.45 IQD993K	-93.0%
Average			-85.5%

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pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Al Hillah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.46	$2.89 IQD3,786	-11.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.46	$3.15 IQD4,120	-17.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.95	$1.90 IQD2,484	-56.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,049.10	$22.75 IQD29,805	-61.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$116.93	$7.58 IQD9,935	+16.4%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 50.2% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Al Hillah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,093.98	$26.88 IQD35,207	-55.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$862.99	$27.70 IQD36,281	-42.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,897.70	$60.81 IQD79,653	-42.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,990.86	$44.46 IQD58,241	-59.9%
Average			-50.2%

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