Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Jordan

Irbid vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Irbid is 51.6% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 57.3% less in Irbid
Groceries: pay 54.5% less in Irbid
Transportation: pay 22.6% more in Irbid
Housing: pay 67.9% less in Irbid
Childcare: pay 73.5% less in Irbid
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.0% less in Irbid
Clothing: pay 43.2% less in Irbid

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

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Irbid vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Irbid
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$4.23 JOD3.000	-62.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.07 MX$204.73	$7.05 JOD5.000	-36.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MX$30.14	$0.48 JOD0.340	-70.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$24.06	$0.33 JOD0.240	-74.3%
Average			-57.3%

Mexico City vs. Irbid - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Irbid
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 MX$56.07	$0.44 JOD0.310	-85.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 MX$111.38	$3.94 JOD2.790	-34.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.73 MX$124.42	$4.34 JOD3.080	-35.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.87 MX$53.00	$1.78 JOD1.260	-38.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 MX$81.13	$2.13 JOD1.510	-51.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 MX$26.42	$0.64 JOD0.450	-55.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$0.70 JOD0.490	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.19	$0.48 JOD0.340	-48.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.27	$0.27 JOD0.190	-73.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.90	$0.42 JOD0.300	-54.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.71	$0.37 JOD0.260	-56.7%
Average			-54.5%

Mexico City vs. Irbid - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.6% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Irbid
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 MX$106.56	$6.25 JOD4.430	+8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.03 MX$370.37	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$26,798.31 JOD19,000.000	+24.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.54 MX$120.88	$11.78 JOD8.350	+80.2%
Average			+22.6%

Mexico City vs. Irbid - Cost of transportation

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pay 67.9% less for housing

	Mexico City	Irbid
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 MX$640.87	$31.03 JOD22.000	-10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	$218.62 JOD155.000	-79.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	$163.61 JOD116.000	-75.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.71 MX$882.34	$73.45 JOD52.080	+53.9%
Average			-67.9%

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pay 73.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Irbid
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	$92.46 JOD65.560	-78.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,045.70 MX$223K	$3,996.24 JOD2,833.330	-66.8%
Average			-73.5%

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pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Irbid
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 MX$61.73	$6.35 JOD4.500	+90.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$70.36	$1.48 JOD1.050	-61.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 MX$97.74	$3.53 JOD2.500	-33.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	$34.56 JOD24.500	-39.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$123.46	$9.87 JOD7.000	+47.9%
Average			-12.0%

Mexico City vs. Irbid - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 43.2% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Irbid
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	$44.19 JOD31.330	-37.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.64 MX$991.98	$28.21 JOD20.000	-47.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	$81.10 JOD57.500	-25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	$49.37 JOD35.000	-57.4%
Average			-43.2%

Mexico City vs. Irbid - Cost of clothing

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