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Israel

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Mexico

Mexico City vs. Ramat Gan Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 45.4% cheaper than Ramat Gan.

Restaurants: pay 49.3% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 21.3% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 62.4% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 46.6% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 64.1% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.7% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 26.7% less in Mexico City

Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Mexico City.

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Mexico City vs. Ramat Gan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.3% less for restaurants

	Ramat Gan	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.11 ₪71.52	$11.13 MX$205.76	-51.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$19.53 ₪60.44	$11.07 MX$204.73	-43.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.52 ₪10.89	$1.63 MX$30.14	-53.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.73 ₪8.46	$1.30 MX$24.06	-52.4%
Average			-49.3%

Ramat Gan vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.3% less for groceries

	Ramat Gan	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$3.32 ₪10.26	$3.03 MX$56.07	-8.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.51 ₪20.16	$6.02 MX$111.38	-7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.95 ₪30.79	$6.73 MX$124.42	-32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.58 ₪14.19	$2.87 MX$53.00	-37.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.64 ₪26.73	$4.39 MX$81.13	-49.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.96 ₪6.08	$1.43 MX$26.42	-27.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.48 ₪4.57	$0.90 MX$16.67	-39.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 ₪3.70	$0.93 MX$17.19	-22.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 ₪3.37	$1.04 MX$19.27	-4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 ₪2.65	$0.91 MX$16.90	+6.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 ₪2.36	$0.85 MX$15.71	+11.6%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 62.4% less for transportation

	Ramat Gan	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.81 ₪30.36	$5.76 MX$106.56	-41.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$107.42 ₪332.43	$20.03 MX$370.37	-81.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$57,582.76 ₪178K	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-62.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.19 ₪43.92	$6.54 MX$120.88	-53.9%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 46.6% less for housing

	Ramat Gan	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.92 ₪129.73	$34.66 MX$640.87	-17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,494.91 ₪4,626.28	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	-29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,254.03 ₪3,880.84	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	-46.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$219.72 ₪679.98	$47.71 MX$882.34	-78.3%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 64.1% less for childcare

	Ramat Gan	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,411.37 ₪4,367.75	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	-69.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,921.58 ₪89,503.63	$12,045.70 MX$223K	-58.4%
Average			-64.1%

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pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ramat Gan	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.77 ₪30.22	$3.34 MX$61.73	-65.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 ₪14.51	$3.80 MX$70.36	-18.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.54 ₪41.91	$5.29 MX$97.74	-61.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.78 ₪228.33	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	-22.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.65 ₪45.33	$6.68 MX$123.46	-54.4%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 26.7% less for clothing

	Ramat Gan	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.16 ₪322.35	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	-32.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.10 ₪201.47	$53.64 MX$991.98	-17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.21 ₪467.96	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	-27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$161.99 ₪501.31	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	-28.4%
Average			-26.7%

Ramat Gan vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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