Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

As-salimiyah, Kuwait

As-salimiyah vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

As-salimiyah is 28.7% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 26.2% less in As-salimiyah
Groceries: pay 23.9% less in As-salimiyah
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in As-salimiyah
Housing: pay 20.6% more in As-salimiyah
Childcare: pay 20.4% less in As-salimiyah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.4% more in As-salimiyah
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in As-salimiyah

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

As-salimiyah vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in As-salimiyah instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 26.2% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	As-salimiyah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$202.34	$8.13 KWD2.510	-18.1%
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	$0.54 KWD0.170	-49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.75	$0.42 KWD0.130	-46.1%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 23.9% less for groceries

	Mexico City	As-salimiyah
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$49.97	$0.85 KWD0.260	-65.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$99.18	$2.63 KWD0.810	-46.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$112.24	$5.54 KWD1.710	+0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$44.48	$2.35 KWD0.720	+7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$72.77	$2.65 KWD0.820	-25.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$24.90	$0.86 KWD0.270	-29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.64	$0.82 KWD0.250	+23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.28	$0.66 KWD0.200	-16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.86	$0.71 KWD0.220	-13.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.34	$0.49 KWD0.150	-42.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.87	$0.37 KWD0.110	-55.4%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	As-salimiyah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$94.51	$1.15 KWD0.350	-75.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$364.22	$48.77 KWD15.030	+172.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$379,394.54	$16,258.31 KWD5,011.460	-12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$70.82	$29.26 KWD9.020	+742.2%
Average			+206.8%

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pay 20.6% more for housing

	Mexico City	As-salimiyah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$496.88	$26.66 KWD8.220	+9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,210.94	$964.66 KWD297.350	+8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,092.12	$699.11 KWD215.490	+28.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$617.78	$41.34 KWD12.740	+36.4%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 20.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	As-salimiyah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,771.84	$294.46 KWD90.760	-22.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$171,751.31	$6,909.78 KWD2,129.870	-18.0%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 48.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	As-salimiyah
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	$4.88 KWD1.500	+62.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$79.93	$3.09 KWD0.950	-21.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,094.21	$113.81 KWD35.080	+112.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$101.17	$11.38 KWD3.510	+129.3%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Mexico City	As-salimiyah
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	$83.46 KWD25.730	-9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,873.62	$83.46 KWD25.730	-9.2%
Average			-4.5%

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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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