Doha vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$819
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
90
😀 Quality of life
79
66
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.21M

The cost of living in Doha is 45% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2137th and 4206th ($1872 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Qatar and Mexico, respectively. Check Qatar vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 4184th 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
$7.62
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881