Dubai vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dubai | Mexico City | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dubai is 89% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 848th and 4418th ($2514 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 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 158th and 3317th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Dubai
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8 mi |  Sharjah | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Ajman | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Fujairah | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Al Ain | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 234 km or 146 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Seeb | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Nizwa | |
| 380 km or 236 mi |  Doha | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Muscat | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Al Khor | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Jahrom | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Fasa | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Jiroft | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Sirjan | |
| 485 km or 301 mi |  Manama | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Riffa | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Isa Town | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Bam | |
| 528 km or 328 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 534 km or 332 mi | Chabahar | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Dammam | |
| 554 km or 345 mi | Shiraz | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Qatif | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Kerman | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Jubail | |
| 601 km or 373 mi | Borazjan | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Kazerun | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Bushehr | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Yasuj | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Zahedan | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Yazd | |
| 773 km or 481 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near Mexico City
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 7.1 mi |  Naucalpan | |
| 14 km or 8.7 mi | Tlalnepantla | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Ciudad Lopez Mateos | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Ecatepec de Morelos | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Chicoloapan de Juarez | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Cuautitlan Izcalli | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Texcoco de Mora | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Tultepec | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Zumpango | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Toluca | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Cuernavaca | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Jiutepec | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Cuautla | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Pachuca | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Atlixco | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | San Jose Villa de Allende | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Puebla | |
| 107 km or 67 mi | Taxco | |
| 126 km or 79 mi | Iguala | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | San Juan del Rio | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Queretaro | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Teziutlan | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Chilpancingo | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Tehuacan | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Celaya | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Poza Rica | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Morelia | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Cortazar | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Orizaba | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Yuriria | |
| 229 km or 143 mi | Coatepec | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Xalapa | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | San Miguel de Allende | |
| 239 km or 149 mi | Cordoba | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Salamanca | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Irapuato | |
| 281 km or 174 mi | Zacapu |