Doha vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
92
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.21M

The cost of living in Doha is 39% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2509th and 4418th ($1849 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Qatar and Mexico, respectively. Check Qatar vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 608th and 3317th 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
$10.4
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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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