Dubai vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$740
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
64
90
😀 Quality of life
86
68
🏙️ Population
3.33M
9.21M

The cost of living in Dubai is 94% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1098th and 4630th ($2309 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 306th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Mexico City

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Dubai Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

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