Jerusalem vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$3028
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$611
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$1253
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$740
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	90
😀 Quality of life	84	68
🏙️ Population	936K	9.21M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 71% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1770th and 4630th ($2037 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th 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 358th and 3360th 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	$20.4	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$8550

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$835
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$757
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$772
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$844
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$734
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$843
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$704
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$811
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$789
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$797
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$941
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$763
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$504
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$601
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$660
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$748
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$723
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$589
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$674
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$709