Al Ain vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$560
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$740
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
90
😀 Quality of life
79
68
🏙️ Population
767K
9.21M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 12% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5284th and 4630th ($1050 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th 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 3.5 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 600th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$8550

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$2309
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$1503
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$2084
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$1802
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$1768
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$1603
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$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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$835
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$783
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$723
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$884
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$734
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$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
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$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
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$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
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$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709