Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 95.6% more expensive than Mexico City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.5% more in Dubai
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2% less in Dubai
- Transportation
-
pay 2.4 times more in Dubai
- Housing
-
pay 3.6 times more in Dubai
- Childcare
-
pay 79.2% more in Dubai
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5 times more in Dubai
- Clothing
-
pay 14.7% more in Dubai
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, restaurants, and clothing in Dubai are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Dubai.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 25.5% more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$204.83
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$153.62
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$22.27
|
$1.30
AED4.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.94
|
$1.11
AED4.08
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$50.59
|
$1.48
AED5.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$100.40
|
$4.37
AED16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$113.62
|
$6.78
AED24.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$45.03
|
$3.23
AED11.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$73.66
|
$3.81
AED14.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$25.20
|
$1.11
AED4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.81
|
$0.83
AED3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.48
|
$0.86
AED3.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$17.07
|
$0.69
AED2.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.56
|
$0.52
AED1.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$17.07
|
$0.67
AED2.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$95.67
|
$3.16
AED11.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$368.69
|
$81.68
AED300.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$384,053.88
|
$33,487.61
AED123,000.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$71.69
|
$8.71
AED32.00
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$502.98
|
$101.47
AED372.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,434.59
|
$2,224.54
AED8,170.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,228.34
|
$1,400.70
AED5,144.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$625.36
|
$162.54
AED596.99
|
|
pay 79.2% more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,867.29
|
$775.09
AED2,846.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$173,860.58
|
$13,081.61
AED48,048.90
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$56.33
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$62.02
|
$6.02
AED22.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$80.91
|
$6.53
AED24.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,107.64
|
$81.24
AED298.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$102.41
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,162.69
|
$62.51
AED229.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$847.11
|
$56.33
AED206.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,897.94
|
$99.15
AED364.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,896.63
|
$94.67
AED347.73
|
|
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