Doha vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
41
93
😀 Quality of life
84
72
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.21M

The cost of living in Doha is 41% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1994th and 4274th ($2014 vs $1428) 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 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 537th and 3354th 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
$8.75
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023