Abu Dhabi vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$819
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
90
😀 Quality of life
82
66
🏙️ Population
1.48M
9.21M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 50% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1938th and 4206th ($1936 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 369th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881