Jerusalem vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$792
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$1122
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	93
😀 Quality of life	86	73
🏙️ Population	936K	9.21M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 81% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 638th and 4074th ($2663 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Israel and Mexico, respectively. Check Israel vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 407th and 2482nd 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	$24.9	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$13182

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005