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Mexico City vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 11.6% more expensive than Jeddah (Jiddah).

Restaurants: pay 74.0% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 26.5% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 14.2% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 0.7% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 21.5% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.4% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 1.2% less in Mexico City

The cost of restaurants, groceries, childcare, and housing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Jeddah (Jiddah). Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Jeddah (Jiddah), you would:

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pay 74.0% more for restaurants

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.66 SAR25.00	$9.93 MX$204.83	+49.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$7.45 MX$153.62	-6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$1.08 MX$22.27	+43.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.94	$0.77 MX$15.94	+209.9%
Average			+74.0%

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.5% more for groceries

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 SAR3.93	$2.45 MX$50.59	+134.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 SAR13.96	$4.87 MX$100.40	+30.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.45 SAR24.23	$5.51 MX$113.62	-14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 SAR10.14	$2.18 MX$45.03	-19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 SAR12.70	$3.57 MX$73.66	+5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 SAR3.77	$1.22 MX$25.20	+21.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 SAR2.74	$0.67 MX$13.81	-8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 SAR2.57	$0.80 MX$16.48	+16.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$0.83 MX$17.07	+10.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 SAR2.06	$0.85 MX$17.56	+55.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 SAR1.96	$0.83 MX$17.07	+58.6%
Average			+26.5%

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.2% less for transportation

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$4.64 MX$95.67	+97.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.61 SAR129.99	$17.87 MX$368.69	-48.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,424.39 SAR99,239.67	$18,615.02 MX$384,053.88	-29.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.64 SAR54.99	$3.47 MX$71.69	-76.3%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 0.7% more for housing

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.50 SAR272.27	$24.38 MX$502.98	-66.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$455.92 SAR1,712.26	$893.52 MX$18,434.59	+96.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$396.27 SAR1,488.25	$544.24 MX$11,228.34	+37.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.65 SAR317.92	$30.31 MX$625.36	-64.2%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 21.5% more for childcare

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.34 SAR1,387.11	$381.33 MX$7,867.29	+3.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,026.30 SAR22,632.43	$8,426.99 MX$173,860.58	+39.8%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 SAR7.00	$2.73 MX$56.33	+46.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.16 SAR15.63	$3.01 MX$62.02	-27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.66 SAR25.00	$3.92 MX$80.91	-41.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$94.62 SAR355.36	$53.69 MX$1,107.64	-43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.64 SAR54.99	$4.96 MX$102.41	-66.1%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 1.2% less for clothing

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.05 SAR184.23	$56.36 MX$1,162.69	+14.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.89 SAR213.66	$41.06 MX$847.11	-27.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.50 SAR351.15	$91.99 MX$1,897.94	-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.80 SAR314.70	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	+9.7%
Average			-1.2%

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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: January 2025

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