Abu Dhabi vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1942
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4262
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$2152
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.2
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3050
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
53
92
😀 Quality of life
85
72
🏙️ Population
1.57M
9.21M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 46% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2187th and 4418th ($1942 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in the United Arab Emirates and Mexico, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 443rd and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1358
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2476
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1762
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.01%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5485
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12028
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.73
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.92
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.5
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$598
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12663
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1730
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$2514
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1419
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1449
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2521
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1228
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1849
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1770
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$792
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1078
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1201
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1230
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1081
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$530
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$908
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1008
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$529
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$873
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$930
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$534
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$568
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$553
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$453
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$477
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$530
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$503
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$573
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$557
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$604
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$624
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$463
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1627
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$483

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030