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Az-zarqa' vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Az-zarqa' is 34.9% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 61.1% less in Az-zarqa'
Groceries: pay 45.3% less in Az-zarqa'
Transportation: pay 19.4% more in Az-zarqa'
Housing: pay 14.6% less in Az-zarqa'
Childcare: pay 76.4% less in Az-zarqa'
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% less in Az-zarqa'
Clothing: pay 54.0% less in Az-zarqa'

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Az-zarqa'.

Az-zarqa' vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Az-zarqa' instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 61.1% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Az-zarqa'
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$4.23 JOD3.000	-61.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$5.64 JOD4.000	-36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$0.44 JOD0.310	-74.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$0.35 JOD0.250	-73.0%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 45.3% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Az-zarqa'
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$0.54 JOD0.390	-79.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$3.29 JOD2.330	-34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$5.34 JOD3.790	-18.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$1.89 JOD1.340	-27.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$2.45 JOD1.730	-35.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$0.71 JOD0.500	-48.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.62 JOD0.440	-23.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.55 JOD0.390	-43.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$0.34 JOD0.240	-62.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.38 JOD0.270	-60.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.35 JOD0.250	-65.0%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 19.4% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Az-zarqa'
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$5.09 JOD3.610	-0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$21.16 JOD15.000	+8.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$16,925.25 JOD12,000.000	-15.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$8.21 JOD5.820	+85.5%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 14.6% less for housing

	Mexico City	Az-zarqa'
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$28.21 JOD20.000	-8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$162.20 JOD115.000	-85.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$121.65 JOD86.250	-82.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$81.24 JOD57.600	+117.5%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 76.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Az-zarqa'
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$91.09 JOD64.580	-78.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$2,820.87 JOD2,000.000	-74.1%
Average			-76.4%

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pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Az-zarqa'
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$4.23 JOD3.000	+29.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$0.82 JOD0.580	-78.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$3.53 JOD2.500	-18.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$31.03 JOD22.000	-46.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$9.87 JOD7.000	+51.6%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 54.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Az-zarqa'
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$22.57 JOD16.000	-63.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$25.86 JOD18.330	-46.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$44.66 JOD31.670	-57.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$56.42 JOD40.000	-49.1%
Average			-54.0%

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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: December 2025

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