Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 31.6% cheaper than Dubai.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Dubai, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
|
Dubai
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$9.93
MX$200.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$7.45
MX$150.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
AED4.78
|
$1.08
MX$21.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
AED4.08
|
$0.77
MX$15.59
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
|
Dubai
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
AED5.43
|
$2.45
MX$49.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
AED16.07
|
$4.87
MX$98.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.89
|
$5.51
MX$111.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
AED11.86
|
$2.18
MX$44.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
AED14.00
|
$3.57
MX$72.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
AED4.06
|
$1.22
MX$24.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
AED3.05
|
$0.67
MX$13.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
AED3.17
|
$0.80
MX$16.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.54
|
$0.83
MX$16.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
AED1.92
|
$0.85
MX$17.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.47
|
$0.83
MX$16.70
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
|
Dubai
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
AED11.59
|
$4.64
MX$93.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.68
AED300.00
|
$17.87
MX$360.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,487.61
AED123,000.00
|
$18,615.02
MX$375,580.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.71
AED32.00
|
$3.47
MX$70.11
|
|
pay 69.6% less for housing
|
Dubai
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$101.47
AED372.72
|
$24.38
MX$491.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,224.54
AED8,170.74
|
$893.52
MX$18,027.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,400.70
AED5,144.76
|
$544.24
MX$10,980.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.54
AED596.99
|
$30.31
MX$611.57
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
|
Dubai
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.09
AED2,846.91
|
$381.33
MX$7,693.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,081.61
AED48,048.76
|
$8,426.99
MX$170,024.62
|
|
pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dubai
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$2.73
MX$55.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.02
AED22.10
|
$3.01
MX$60.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.53
AED24.00
|
$3.92
MX$79.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.24
AED298.40
|
$53.69
MX$1,083.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$4.96
MX$100.15
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
|
Dubai
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.51
AED229.62
|
$56.36
MX$1,137.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.33
AED206.90
|
$41.06
MX$828.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
AED364.17
|
$91.99
MX$1,856.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.67
AED347.73
|
$91.93
MX$1,854.79
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