Cost of living comparison

Az-zarqa', Jordan

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Az-zarqa' Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 99.8% more expensive than Az-zarqa'.

Restaurants: pay 96.7% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 91.2% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 27.2% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.1% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 80.1% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Mexico City are more expensive than in Az-zarqa'. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Az-zarqa' Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Az-zarqa', you would:

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pay 96.7% more for restaurants

	Az-zarqa'	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.23 JOD3.000	$9.93 MX$189.72	+134.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.70 JOD4.750	$7.45 MX$142.29	+11.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 JOD0.320	$1.08 MX$20.63	+135.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 JOD0.270	$0.77 MX$14.77	+105.5%
Average			+96.7%

Az-zarqa' vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.2% more for groceries

	Az-zarqa'	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 JOD0.370	$2.45 MX$46.85	+366.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.94 JOD2.080	$4.87 MX$92.99	+65.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.34 JOD3.780	$5.51 MX$105.24	+3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.96 JOD1.390	$2.18 MX$41.71	+11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.32 JOD1.640	$3.57 MX$68.23	+54.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 JOD0.530	$1.22 MX$23.35	+64.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 JOD0.450	$0.67 MX$12.79	+4.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 JOD0.410	$0.80 MX$15.27	+36.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 JOD0.260	$0.83 MX$15.81	+128.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 JOD0.260	$0.85 MX$16.26	+136.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 JOD0.250	$0.83 MX$15.81	+131.5%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 27.2% less for transportation

	Az-zarqa'	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 JOD3.640	$4.64 MX$88.61	-9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.15 JOD15.000	$17.87 MX$341.49	-15.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,384.29 JOD17,997.460	$18,615.02 MX$355,719.96	-26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.07 JOD5.720	$3.47 MX$66.40	-56.9%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Az-zarqa'	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.38 JOD18.000	$24.38 MX$465.87	-4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$200.96 JOD142.480	$893.52 MX$17,074.56	+344.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.50 JOD97.490	$544.24 MX$10,399.96	+295.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.55 JOD52.150	$30.31 MX$579.23	-58.8%
Average			+144.4%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Az-zarqa'	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.43 JOD61.990	$381.33 MX$7,286.87	+336.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,820.48 JOD1,999.720	$8,426.99 MX$161,033.86	+198.8%
Average			+267.5%

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pay 46.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Az-zarqa'	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.23 JOD3.000	$2.73 MX$52.17	-35.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.88 JOD0.620	$3.01 MX$57.45	+241.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 JOD2.500	$3.92 MX$74.94	+11.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 JOD23.330	$53.69 MX$1,025.93	+63.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.87 JOD7.000	$4.96 MX$94.86	-49.7%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 80.1% more for clothing

	Az-zarqa'	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.26 JOD20.750	$56.36 MX$1,076.91	+92.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.85 JOD18.330	$41.06 MX$784.61	+58.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.66 JOD31.660	$91.99 MX$1,757.91	+106.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.41 JOD39.990	$91.93 MX$1,756.71	+63.0%
Average			+80.1%

Az-zarqa' vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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