Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Salalah, Oman

Salalah vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Salalah is 6.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% less in Salalah
Groceries: pay 26.3% less in Salalah
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Salalah
Housing: pay 35.8% more in Salalah
Childcare: pay 64.9% less in Salalah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.2% more in Salalah
Clothing: pay 39.8% less in Salalah

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

Salalah vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Salalah instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 18.4% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Salalah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$192.90	$5.20 OMR2.000	-47.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$144.68	$12.99 OMR4.990	+74.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.97	$0.71 OMR0.270	-33.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.01	$0.26 OMR0.100	-66.4%
Average			-18.4%

Mexico City vs. Salalah - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.3% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Salalah
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$47.64	$1.25 OMR0.480	-49.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$94.56	$3.44 OMR1.320	-29.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$107.01	$7.37 OMR2.840	+33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$42.41	$1.92 OMR0.740	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$69.38	$2.12 OMR0.820	-40.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$23.74	$0.94 OMR0.360	-22.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.00	$0.49 OMR0.190	-26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.52	$0.71 OMR0.270	-11.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.08	$0.53 OMR0.200	-35.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.53	$0.50 OMR0.190	-41.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.08	$0.37 OMR0.140	-54.9%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Salalah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$90.10	$2.35 OMR0.910	-49.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$347.23	$54.55 OMR20.970	+205.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$361,696.31	$20,780.79 OMR7,990.070	+11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$67.52	$12.66 OMR4.870	+264.4%
Average			+108.0%

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pay 35.8% more for housing

	Mexico City	Salalah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$473.70	$75.98 OMR29.210	+211.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$17,361.42	$255.43 OMR98.210	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,574.68	$212.14 OMR81.570	-61.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$588.96	$49.66 OMR19.090	+63.8%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 64.9% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Salalah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,409.29	$112.56 OMR43.280	-70.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$163,739.35	$3,428.83 OMR1,318.360	-59.3%
Average			-64.9%

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pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Salalah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$53.05	$5.20 OMR2.000	+90.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$58.41	$2.60 OMR1.000	-13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$76.20	$5.71 OMR2.200	+45.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,043.16	$94.70 OMR36.410	+76.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$96.45	$7.79 OMR3.000	+57.0%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 39.8% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Salalah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,095.01	$27.71 OMR10.650	-50.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$797.79	$31.17 OMR11.990	-24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,787.45	$63.21 OMR24.300	-31.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,786.22	$43.29 OMR16.650	-52.9%
Average			-39.8%

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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: June 2025

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