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Mexico City vs. Jubail Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 18.9% more expensive than Jubail.

Restaurants: pay 64.9% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 19.5% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 13.1% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 28.9% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 48.4% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.8% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 9.4% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Jubail Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Jubail, you would:

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pay 64.9% more for restaurants

	Jubail	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	$9.05 SAR34.00	$7.45 MX$153.62	-17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 SAR2.94	$1.08 MX$22.27	+38.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.00	$0.77 MX$15.94	+190.2%
Average			+64.9%

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pay 19.5% more for groceries

	Jubail	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 SAR5.62	$2.45 MX$50.59	+63.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.99 SAR15.00	$4.87 MX$100.40	+21.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.37 SAR23.93	$5.51 MX$113.62	-13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 SAR9.16	$2.18 MX$45.03	-10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 SAR12.70	$3.57 MX$73.66	+5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 SAR3.74	$1.22 MX$25.20	+22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.85	$0.67 MX$13.81	-11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 SAR2.72	$0.80 MX$16.48	+10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SAR2.34	$0.83 MX$17.07	+32.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$0.85 MX$17.56	+56.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.83 MX$17.07	+37.1%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 13.1% less for transportation

	Jubail	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.33 SAR8.75	$4.64 MX$95.67	+99.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.41 SAR121.73	$17.87 MX$368.69	-44.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,296.06 SAR87,490.89	$18,615.02 MX$384,053.88	-20.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.29 SAR94.99	$3.47 MX$71.69	-86.3%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 28.9% more for housing

	Jubail	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.21 SAR241.14	$24.38 MX$502.98	-62.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$374.40 SAR1,406.10	$893.52 MX$18,434.59	+138.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.24 SAR999.90	$544.24 MX$11,228.34	+104.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.55 SAR328.79	$30.31 MX$625.36	-65.4%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 48.4% more for childcare

	Jubail	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.34 SAR759.92	$381.33 MX$7,867.29	+88.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,787.54 SAR29,246.96	$8,426.99 MX$173,860.58	+8.2%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Jubail	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 SAR7.00	$2.73 MX$56.33	+46.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.64 SAR13.67	$3.01 MX$62.02	-17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.06 SAR26.50	$3.92 MX$80.91	-44.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.50 SAR399.96	$53.69 MX$1,107.64	-49.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.84 SAR51.99	$4.96 MX$102.41	-64.1%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 9.4% more for clothing

	Jubail	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.04 SAR169.15	$56.36 MX$1,162.69	+25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.68 SAR231.64	$41.06 MX$847.11	-33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.54 SAR287.47	$91.99 MX$1,897.94	+20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.22 SAR274.97	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	+25.6%
Average			+9.4%

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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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