Mexico City vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mexico City	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1428	$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3399	$2575
🏠 One person rent	$774	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1028	$217
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	93	57
😀 Quality of life	72	31
🏙️ Population	9.21M	43.9K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 27% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4274th and 4985th ($1428 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Mexico and Palestine, respectively. Check Mexico vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 3354th and 8803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Ramallah

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	Mexico City	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1886	$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1143	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3740	$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2224	$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.92	$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.3	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11420	$4719

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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

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1821
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$2154
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2346
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2260
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$978
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$2066
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$895
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2449
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$2031
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2274
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2172
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$3089
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2207
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1062
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$546
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2136
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1761