Doha vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$740
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
90
😀 Quality of life
80
68
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.21M

The cost of living in Doha is 52% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2461st and 4630th ($1810 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Qatar and Mexico, respectively. Check Qatar vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 501st and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Mexico City

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Doha Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$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
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$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