Cost of living comparison

As-salimiyah, Kuwait

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. As-salimiyah Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 21.3% more expensive than As-salimiyah.

Restaurants: pay 49.6% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 50.5% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 41.7% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 16.2% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 25.8% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 8.3% more in Mexico City

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in As-salimiyah. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. As-salimiyah Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of As-salimiyah, you would:

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pay 49.6% more for restaurants

	As-salimiyah	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.13 KWD2.500	$9.93 MX$200.93	+22.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 KWD2.500	$7.45 MX$150.70	-8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KWD0.170	$1.08 MX$21.84	+99.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 KWD0.130	$0.77 MX$15.64	+85.5%
Average			+49.6%

As-salimiyah vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.5% more for groceries

	As-salimiyah	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 KWD0.260	$2.45 MX$49.62	+186.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.63 KWD0.810	$4.87 MX$98.49	+85.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.54 KWD1.710	$5.51 MX$111.46	-0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 KWD0.720	$2.18 MX$44.17	-7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 KWD0.820	$3.57 MX$72.26	+34.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 KWD0.270	$1.22 MX$24.73	+42.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 KWD0.250	$0.67 MX$13.54	-18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 KWD0.200	$0.80 MX$16.17	+20.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KWD0.220	$0.83 MX$16.75	+15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KWD0.150	$0.85 MX$17.22	+72.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 KWD0.110	$0.83 MX$16.75	+124.4%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 41.7% more for transportation

	As-salimiyah	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.15 KWD0.350	$4.64 MX$93.85	+303.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.77 KWD15.020	$17.87 MX$361.68	-63.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,258.31 KWD5,008.280	$18,615.02 MX$376,753.07	+14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.26 KWD9.010	$3.47 MX$70.33	-88.1%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 16.2% less for housing

	As-salimiyah	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 KWD8.210	$24.38 MX$493.42	-8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$964.66 KWD297.160	$893.52 MX$18,084.15	-7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.11 KWD215.360	$544.24 MX$11,014.89	-22.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.34 KWD12.730	$30.31 MX$613.48	-26.7%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 25.8% more for childcare

	As-salimiyah	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$294.46 KWD90.710	$381.33 MX$7,717.73	+29.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,909.78 KWD2,128.520	$8,426.99 MX$170,555.52	+22.0%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports

	As-salimiyah	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 KWD0.500	$2.73 MX$55.26	+67.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88 KWD1.500	$3.01 MX$60.84	-38.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 KWD0.950	$3.92 MX$79.37	+26.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.81 KWD35.060	$53.69 MX$1,086.59	-52.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.38 KWD3.510	$4.96 MX$100.47	-56.4%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 8.3% more for clothing

	As-salimiyah	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.27 KWD13.020	$56.36 MX$1,140.59	+33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.44 KWD15.840	$41.06 MX$831.00	-20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.46 KWD25.710	$91.99 MX$1,861.86	+10.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.46 KWD25.710	$91.93 MX$1,860.58	+10.1%
Average			+8.3%

As-salimiyah vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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