Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Abu Halifa, Kuwait

Abu Halifa vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Abu Halifa is 30.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% less in Abu Halifa
Groceries: pay 31.7% less in Abu Halifa
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Abu Halifa
Housing: pay 2.2% less in Abu Halifa
Childcare: pay 4.8% less in Abu Halifa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.9% more in Abu Halifa
Clothing: pay 1.2% more in Abu Halifa

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

Abu Halifa vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Halifa instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 27.4% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Abu Halifa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$202.34	$6.50 KWD2.000	-34.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$151.76	$8.13 KWD2.510	+9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.00	$0.67 KWD0.210	-38.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.75	$0.42 KWD0.130	-46.1%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 31.7% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Abu Halifa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$49.97	$0.98 KWD0.300	-60.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$99.18	$1.63 KWD0.500	-66.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$112.24	$5.77 KWD1.780	+4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$44.48	$2.21 KWD0.680	+1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$72.77	$2.92 KWD0.900	-18.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$24.90	$1.05 KWD0.320	-13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.64	$0.84 KWD0.260	+25.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.28	$0.44 KWD0.140	-44.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.86	$0.29 KWD0.090	-64.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.34	$0.44 KWD0.140	-48.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.87	$0.29 KWD0.090	-64.4%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Abu Halifa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$94.51	$1.28 KWD0.400	-72.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$364.22	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$379,394.54	$22,111.30 KWD6,815.590	+18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$70.82	$29.26 KWD9.020	+742.2%
Average			+229.6%

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pay 2.2% less for housing

	Mexico City	Abu Halifa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$496.88	$16.26 KWD5.010	-33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,210.94	$877.95 KWD270.620	-1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,092.12	$487.75 KWD150.340	-10.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$617.78	$41.34 KWD12.740	+36.4%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 4.8% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Abu Halifa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,771.84	$464.57 KWD143.200	+21.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$171,751.31	$5,771.70 KWD1,779.070	-31.5%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Abu Halifa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$55.64	$1.63 KWD0.500	-40.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$61.27	$5.99 KWD1.850	+99.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$79.93	$2.93 KWD0.900	-25.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,094.21	$97.55 KWD30.070	+81.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$101.17	$11.38 KWD3.510	+129.3%
Average			+48.9%

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pay 1.2% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Abu Halifa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,148.58	$42.27 KWD13.030	-25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$836.83	$51.44 KWD15.850	+25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,874.91	$93.02 KWD28.670	+1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,873.62	$94.84 KWD29.230	+3.2%
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: March 2025

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