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Ramat Gan vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Ramat Gan is 99.9% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Ramat Gan
Groceries: pay 40.6% more in Ramat Gan
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Ramat Gan
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Ramat Gan
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Ramat Gan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.8% more in Ramat Gan
Clothing: pay 48.0% more in Ramat Gan

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

Ramat Gan vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramat Gan instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Ramat Gan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$23.87 ₪76.92	+119.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$17.75 ₪57.21	+101.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$3.34 ₪10.77	+92.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$2.44 ₪7.85	+86.8%
Average			+100.2%

Mexico City vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.6% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Ramat Gan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$3.77 ₪12.13	+43.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$10.89 ₪35.09	+116.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$7.98 ₪25.73	+22.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$4.21 ₪13.58	+61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$5.37 ₪17.29	+41.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$2.38 ₪7.66	+73.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$1.19 ₪3.84	+48.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$1.10 ₪3.56	+13.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$1.26 ₪4.06	+38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$1.03 ₪3.32	+7.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.80 ₪2.57	-19.9%
Average			+40.6%

Mexico City vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Ramat Gan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$8.19 ₪26.38	+59.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$75.33 ₪242.78	+285.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$42,307.28 ₪136,354.46	+111.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$8.76 ₪28.25	+98.1%
Average			+138.6%

Mexico City vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Ramat Gan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$31.21 ₪100.57	+0.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$1,514.02 ₪4,879.62	+40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$1,342.48 ₪4,326.76	+98.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$202.65 ₪653.14	+442.4%
Average			+145.4%

Mexico City vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Mexico City	Ramat Gan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$1,222.65 ₪3,940.56	+184.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$19,391.41 ₪62,497.64	+77.9%
Average			+131.0%

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pay 95.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Ramat Gan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$8.95 ₪28.85	+174.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$4.47 ₪14.42	+17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$11.93 ₪38.46	+174.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$63.25 ₪203.84	+8.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$13.28 ₪42.79	+103.8%
Average			+95.8%

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pay 48.0% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Ramat Gan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$96.41 ₪310.73	+58.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$65.63 ₪211.53	+36.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$140.21 ₪451.91	+32.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$182.73 ₪588.92	+64.8%
Average			+48.0%

Mexico City vs. Ramat Gan - 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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