Mexico City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$611
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
71
😀 Quality of life
68
77
🏙️ Population
9.21M
7.01M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 25% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4630th and 3292nd ($1190 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Mexico and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3360th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Riyadh

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Mexico City Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$10359

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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

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489