Jerusalem vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	92
😀 Quality of life	85	67
🏙️ Population	936K	9.21M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 82% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1551st and 4604th ($2114 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th in Israel and Mexico, respectively. Check Israel vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 374th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Mexico City

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	Jerusalem	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$9034

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804