Al Ain vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$612
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$819
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
90
😀 Quality of life
79
66
🏙️ Population
767K
9.21M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 12% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4616th and 4206th ($1132 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 496th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$10204

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$1191
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$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
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$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
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$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