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Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 31.3% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 32.7% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 11.1% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 70.2% more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 24.2% less in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.5% more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 0.9% more in Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 32.7% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$6.73 SAR25.27	-32.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$153.62	$7.54 SAR28.32	+1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.27	$0.74 SAR2.77	-31.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.94	$0.25 SAR0.92	-68.1%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 11.1% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$50.59	$0.94 SAR3.54	-61.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$100.40	$3.87 SAR14.53	-20.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$113.62	$6.76 SAR25.41	+22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$45.03	$2.58 SAR9.68	+18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$73.66	$3.22 SAR12.10	-9.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$25.20	$0.94 SAR3.54	-22.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.81	$0.76 SAR2.87	+14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.48	$0.75 SAR2.80	-6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$0.74 SAR2.76	-11.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.56	$0.67 SAR2.53	-20.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$0.63 SAR2.38	-23.5%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$95.67	$2.30 SAR8.64	-50.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$368.69	$44.62 SAR167.58	+149.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$384,053.88	$25,543.44 SAR95,931.19	+37.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$71.69	$18.12 SAR68.06	+421.5%
Average			+139.5%

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pay 70.2% more for housing

	Mexico City	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$502.98	$74.43 SAR279.52	+205.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,434.59	$384.32 SAR1,443.37	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,228.34	$279.56 SAR1,049.94	-48.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$625.36	$85.15 SAR319.79	+180.9%
Average			+70.2%

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pay 24.2% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,867.29	$303.07 SAR1,138.21	-20.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$173,860.58	$6,063.63 SAR22,772.62	-28.0%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 76.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.33	$1.70 SAR6.40	-37.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$62.02	$3.57 SAR13.39	+18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$80.91	$7.18 SAR26.97	+83.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,107.64	$98.57 SAR370.20	+83.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$102.41	$16.63 SAR62.45	+235.0%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 0.9% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,162.69	$42.91 SAR161.15	-23.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$847.11	$58.28 SAR218.86	+41.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,897.94	$91.66 SAR344.23	-0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	$78.88 SAR296.24	-14.2%
Average			+0.9%

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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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