Al Ain vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$2455
🏠 One person rent
$889
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$947
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
92
😀 Quality of life
64
67
🏙️ Population
767K
9.21M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 39% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2952nd and 5281st ($1449 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4608th and 3813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$8.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$744
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$1302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
10.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$2776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$1813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$7851

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$1924
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$1343
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$1129
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$1967
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$1020
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$1362
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$1261
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$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$824
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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$803
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$790
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$670
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$922
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$814
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$726
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$661
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$640
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$681
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$692
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$711
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$694
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$676
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$689
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$703
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$601
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$576
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$694
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$690
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$730
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$693
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$672
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$710
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$796
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$691
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$494
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$527
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$622
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$770
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$645
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$692
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$716
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$690
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$608
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$515
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1087
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$991
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$508
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$574
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$706