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Petah Tikva vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Petah Tikva is 2.0 times more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 93.8% more in Petah Tikva
Groceries: pay 26.3% more in Petah Tikva
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Petah Tikva
Housing: pay 93.2% more in Petah Tikva
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Petah Tikva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.6% more in Petah Tikva
Clothing: pay 37.4% more in Petah Tikva

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

Petah Tikva vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Petah Tikva instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 93.8% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Petah Tikva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$20.29 ₪65.38	+86.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$17.90 ₪57.69	+102.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$3.06 ₪9.86	+76.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$2.72 ₪8.77	+108.7%
Average			+93.8%

Mexico City vs. Petah Tikva - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.3% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Petah Tikva
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$2.90 ₪9.35	+10.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$8.11 ₪26.13	+60.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$8.16 ₪26.29	+24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$4.29 ₪13.82	+64.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$5.03 ₪16.21	+32.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$1.75 ₪5.65	+28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$1.08 ₪3.48	+35.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.94 ₪3.03	-3.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$1.38 ₪4.45	+52.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.90 ₪2.91	-5.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.90 ₪2.89	-9.7%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Petah Tikva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$8.22 ₪26.49	+60.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$68.62 ₪221.15	+251.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$48,597.85 ₪156,628.69	+142.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$24.65 ₪79.46	+457.2%
Average			+227.7%

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pay 93.2% more for housing

	Mexico City	Petah Tikva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$32.07 ₪103.36	+3.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$1,069.01 ₪3,445.38	-0.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$1,103.82 ₪3,557.56	+63.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$152.09 ₪490.18	+307.1%
Average			+93.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Mexico City	Petah Tikva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$1,034.21 ₪3,333.21	+140.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	??
Average			+140.3%

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pay 93.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Petah Tikva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$9.84 ₪31.73	+202.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$4.18 ₪13.46	+9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$11.04 ₪35.58	+154.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$58.62 ₪188.94	+0.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$13.13 ₪42.31	+101.5%
Average			+93.6%

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pay 37.4% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Petah Tikva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$81.68 ₪263.26	+34.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$73.09 ₪235.57	+52.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$136.68 ₪440.53	+29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$149.09 ₪480.51	+34.4%
Average			+37.4%

Mexico City vs. Petah Tikva - Cost of clothing

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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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