Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 11.0% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 35.1% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
|
pay 23.5% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
|
pay 13.4% less for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
|
pay 1.8% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
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pay 2.2% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
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