Al Ain vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3246
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$889
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3712
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
92
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
767K
9.21M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 9% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4123rd and 4418th ($1449 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 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 588th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.58
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.17
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$602
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5433
$11015

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$1228
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$2514
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1419
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2521
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$529
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1230
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$534
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$624
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1008
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$808
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$817
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030