Mexico City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$792
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
93
70
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
9.21M
7.01M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 9% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4074th and 3485th ($1475 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2482nd and 899th 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
$11.6
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$10912

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459