Jerusalem vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$3399
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$774
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$1379
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$1028
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	93
😀 Quality of life	86	72
🏙️ Population	936K	9.21M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 74% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 911th and 4274th ($2483 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Israel and Mexico, respectively. Check Israel vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 410th and 3354th 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	$25.6	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$3.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$11420

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$975
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$917
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$934
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$986
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$907
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1032
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$771
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$987
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$981
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$1004
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1241
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$950
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$926
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$803
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$928
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$926
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$944
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$846
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$670
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$962
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$910
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1023