Abu Dhabi vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
93
😀 Quality of life
85
73
🏙️ Population
1.57M
9.21M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 45% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1650th and 4074th ($2133 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.8 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 424th and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Mexico City

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Abu Dhabi Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2470
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1543
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1455
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2356
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1173
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2100
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$2015
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$797
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1082
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1062
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1218
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1193
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$494
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$965
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1059
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$497
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$778
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$917
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$521
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$526
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$505
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$454
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$457
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$485
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$471
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$530
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$514
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$558
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$700
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$559
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$459
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1628
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$469

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