Al Ain vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1844
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5338
$2923
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$3717
$1214
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3607
$709
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
92
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
767K
9.21M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 59% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2271st and 4604th ($1844 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 2 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 1000th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4401
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3318
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.33%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2055
$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3802
$9034

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$1239
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$2379
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1494
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2240
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$780
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$967
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1090
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1779
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1709
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$585
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$547
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$518
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1223
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1280
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1243
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$514
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$605
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$515
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$1068
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1056
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$897
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$589
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$901
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$464
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$507
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$563
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$551
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$546
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$557
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$829
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$809
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$529
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$573

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Distance City Cost of living
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$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804