Dubai vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$819
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
64
90
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
3.33M
9.21M

The cost of living in Dubai is 73% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1218th and 4206th ($2229 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.8 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 189th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

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