Mexico City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$663
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
71
😀 Quality of life
66
74
🏙️ Population
9.21M
7.01M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 22% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4206th and 2922nd ($1288 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4184th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mexico City Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$9649

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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

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561