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Mexico

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Israel

Elat vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Elat is 59.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 84.5% more in Elat
Groceries: pay 14.1% more in Elat
Transportation: pay 82.3% more in Elat
Housing: pay 67.7% more in Elat
Childcare: pay 95.2% more in Elat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.5% more in Elat
Clothing: pay 8.4% more in Elat

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Elat are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Elat.

Elat vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Elat instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 84.5% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Elat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$186.98	$21.93 ₪64.05	+102.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$151.92	$14.92 ₪43.57	+69.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$29.83	$3.18 ₪9.29	+83.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$22.46	$2.39 ₪6.97	+83.0%
Average			+84.5%

Mexico City vs. Elat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.1% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Elat
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$45.21	$2.21 ₪6.46	-15.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$86.81	$7.46 ₪21.79	+48.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$112.61	$7.15 ₪20.89	+9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$44.90	$3.91 ₪11.42	+49.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$65.53	$4.29 ₪12.52	+12.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$23.58	$1.82 ₪5.31	+32.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$13.78	$1.20 ₪3.49	+49.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$16.76	$0.92 ₪2.68	-5.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$15.61	$1.08 ₪3.16	+19.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$16.51	$0.76 ₪2.23	-20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.12	$0.74 ₪2.17	-25.1%
Average			+14.1%

Mexico City vs. Elat - Cost of groceries

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pay 82.3% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Elat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$88.48	$7.95 ₪23.21	+54.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$336.57	$26.55 ₪77.55	+35.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$345K	$50,715.99 ₪148K	+153.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$76.20	$8.20 ₪23.95	+85.3%
Average			+82.3%

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pay 67.7% more for housing

	Mexico City	Elat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$532.76	$23.87 ₪69.71	-22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$18,586.05	$1,262.93 ₪3,688.93	+17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$11,664.14	$875.10 ₪2,556.11	+29.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$643.47	$129.75 ₪379.00	+247.3%
Average			+67.7%

Mexico City vs. Elat - Cost of housing

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pay 95.2% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Elat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,412.52	$972.55 ₪2,840.77	+126.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$188K	$17,899.76 ₪52,284.04	+64.3%
Average			+95.2%

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pay 64.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Elat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$56.09	$6.71 ₪19.61	+106.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$65.68	$4.08 ₪11.91	+6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$74.79	$9.84 ₪28.76	+126.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,006.59	$44.75 ₪130.71	-23.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$112.19	$13.42 ₪39.21	+106.1%
Average			+64.5%

Mexico City vs. Elat - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.4% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Elat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,049.65	$79.36 ₪231.79	+30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$828.02	$53.70 ₪156.85	+11.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,820.81	$99.64 ₪291.05	-5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,910.19	$108.14 ₪315.88	-2.5%
Average			+8.4%

Mexico City vs. Elat - Cost of clothing

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