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Jerusalem vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Jerusalem is 97.6% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 90.9% more in Jerusalem
Groceries: pay 17.1% more in Jerusalem
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Jerusalem
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Jerusalem
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Jerusalem
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Jerusalem
Clothing: pay 59.1% more in Jerusalem

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

Jerusalem vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.9% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Jerusalem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$198.62	$23.87 ₪77.71	+119.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$161.38	$17.90 ₪58.28	+102.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.68	$2.91 ₪9.47	+68.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.86	$2.25 ₪7.34	+72.8%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 17.1% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Jerusalem
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$48.03	$2.43 ₪7.92	-7.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$92.21	$6.44 ₪20.96	+27.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$119.62	$8.52 ₪27.73	+30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.69	$4.40 ₪14.34	+68.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.61	$5.48 ₪17.84	+44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$25.05	$1.60 ₪5.22	+17.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.63	$1.01 ₪3.30	+26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.81	$0.83 ₪2.69	-15.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.58	$1.19 ₪3.88	+31.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.54	$0.85 ₪2.75	-11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.19	$0.75 ₪2.45	-24.3%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Jerusalem
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.99	$8.31 ₪27.05	+61.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$357.52	$71.00 ₪231.17	+263.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	$48,597.85 ₪158,227.56	+142.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.95	$12.56 ₪40.89	+183.9%
Average			+162.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Jerusalem
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$565.92	$29.83 ₪97.13	-3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	$1,659.34 ₪5,402.56	+53.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	$1,268.94 ₪4,131.50	+87.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$683.53	$185.81 ₪604.97	+397.3%
Average			+133.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Mexico City	Jerusalem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	$942.22 ₪3,067.74	+118.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	$23,369.13 ₪76,086.51	+114.4%
Average			+116.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Jerusalem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.59	$9.55 ₪31.08	+193.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.77	$4.51 ₪14.69	+18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$79.45	$10.44 ₪34.00	+140.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	$90.49 ₪294.63	+54.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$119.17	$13.42 ₪43.71	+106.1%
Average			+102.5%

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pay 59.1% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Jerusalem
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	$114.86 ₪373.96	+88.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$879.56	$89.50 ₪291.40	+86.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	$139.22 ₪453.28	+31.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	$144.19 ₪469.47	+30.0%
Average			+59.1%

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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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