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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 27.3% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 30.9% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 13.6% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 75.1% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 15.8% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.5% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 4.6% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Jeddah (Jiddah) are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, and groceries are lower in Jeddah (Jiddah). Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Jeddah (Jiddah).

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeddah (Jiddah) instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 30.9% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$6.66 SAR25.00	-33.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$153.62	$7.99 SAR30.00	+7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.27	$0.75 SAR2.82	-30.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.94	$0.25 SAR0.94	-67.7%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 13.6% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$50.59	$1.05 SAR3.93	-57.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$100.40	$3.72 SAR13.96	-23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$113.62	$6.45 SAR24.23	+17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$45.03	$2.70 SAR10.14	+23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$73.66	$3.38 SAR12.70	-5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$25.20	$1.00 SAR3.77	-17.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.81	$0.73 SAR2.74	+9.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.48	$0.69 SAR2.57	-14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$0.75 SAR2.82	-9.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.56	$0.55 SAR2.06	-35.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$0.52 SAR1.96	-37.0%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$95.67	$2.35 SAR8.82	-49.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$368.69	$34.61 SAR129.99	+93.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$384,053.88	$26,424.39 SAR99,239.67	+42.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$71.69	$14.64 SAR54.99	+321.4%
Average			+101.9%

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pay 75.1% more for housing

	Mexico City	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$502.98	$72.50 SAR272.27	+197.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,434.59	$455.92 SAR1,712.26	-49.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,228.34	$396.27 SAR1,488.25	-27.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$625.36	$84.65 SAR317.92	+179.3%
Average			+75.1%

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pay 15.8% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,867.29	$369.34 SAR1,387.11	-3.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$173,860.58	$6,026.30 SAR22,632.43	-28.5%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 69.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.33	$1.86 SAR7.00	-31.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$62.02	$4.16 SAR15.63	+38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$80.91	$6.66 SAR25.00	+69.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,107.64	$94.62 SAR355.36	+76.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$102.41	$14.64 SAR54.99	+195.0%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 4.6% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,162.69	$49.05 SAR184.23	-13.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$847.11	$56.89 SAR213.66	+38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,897.94	$93.50 SAR351.15	+1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	$83.80 SAR314.70	-8.8%
Average			+4.6%

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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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