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Hamadan vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Hamadan is 55.1% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 55.6% less in Hamadan
Groceries: pay 63.4% less in Hamadan
Transportation: pay 10.3% more in Hamadan
Housing: pay 77.2% less in Hamadan
Childcare: pay 90.8% less in Hamadan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.0% less in Hamadan
Clothing: pay 38.3% less in Hamadan

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Hamadan.

Hamadan vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Hamadan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$3.80 IRR160,028	-65.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$3.44 IRR144,915	-61.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$0.47 IRR19,798	-72.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$1.00 IRR42,112	-23.3%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 63.4% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Hamadan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$0.54 IRR22,591	-79.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$1.89 IRR79,438	-62.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$2.35 IRR99,064	-64.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$0.98 IRR41,451	-62.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$1.39 IRR58,337	-63.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$0.41 IRR17,234	-70.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.68 IRR28,724	-14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.38 IRR16,023	-60.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$0.29 IRR12,056	-68.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.24 IRR10,249	-74.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.23 IRR9,695	-76.8%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 10.3% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Hamadan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$1.14 IRR47,824	-77.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$3.00 IRR126,338	-84.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	+239.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$2.85 IRR120,021	-35.6%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 77.2% less for housing

	Mexico City	Hamadan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$5.76 IRR242,422	-81.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$201.19 IRR8,472,789	-81.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$146.54 IRR6,171,146	-78.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$12.05 IRR507,532	-67.7%
Average			-77.2%

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pay 90.8% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Hamadan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$68.71 IRR2,893,474	-84.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$250.00 IRR10,528,125	-97.7%
Average			-90.8%

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pay 71.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Hamadan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$0.65 IRR27,373	-80.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$1.23 IRR51,918	-67.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$1.50 IRR63,169	-65.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$20.60 IRR867,465	-64.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$1.50 IRR63,169	-77.0%
Average			-71.0%

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pay 38.3% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Hamadan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$25.24 IRR1,062,731	-58.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	-36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$82.79 IRR3,486,546	-21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	-37.0%
Average			-38.3%

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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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