Cost of living comparison

 United Arab Emirates
compared to
 Mexico
Mexico vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 23.9% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants
pay 13.6% more in Mexico
Groceries
pay 15.0% more in Mexico
Transportation
pay 8.2% more in Mexico
Housing
pay 65.5% less in Mexico
Childcare
pay 54.3% less in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports
pay 57.7% less in Mexico
Clothing
pay 26.3% less in Mexico

The cost of groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Mexico are more expensive than in United Arab Emirates. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing are lower in Mexico.

Mexico vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

pay 13.6% more for restaurants

 
United Arab Emirates
Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.01
AED29.43
$8.83
MX$175.97
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.22
AED30.18
$7.25
MX$144.54
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
AED3.73
$1.11
MX$22.09

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pay 15.0% more for groceries

 
United Arab Emirates
Mexico
Bread
1 loaf
$1.26
AED4.64
$2.35
MX$46.90
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.08
AED18.66
$3.62
MX$72.17
Milk (1 gallon) $6.80
AED24.96
$5.17
MX$103.12

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pay 8.2% more for transportation

 
United Arab Emirates
Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.06
AED11.23
$4.48
MX$89.29
Monthly public transit pass $48.60
AED178.48
$26.30
MX$524.18
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,240.06
AED155,132.97
$19,957.31
MX$397,739.13

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pay 65.5% less for housing

 
United Arab Emirates
Mexico
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$95.75
AED351.66
$26.71
MX$532.36
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,395.59
AED5,125.50
$486.26
MX$9,690.97
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $985.52
AED3,619.49
$362.30
MX$7,220.41

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pay 54.3% less for childcare

 
United Arab Emirates
Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $507.75
AED1,864.80
$205.12
MX$4,087.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,162.28
AED29,977.20
$4,165.20
MX$83,010.34

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pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Arab Emirates
Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.55
AED38.75
$2.16
MX$42.98
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.03
AED18.46
$2.84
MX$56.59
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.23
AED22.87
$3.78
MX$75.41

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pay 26.3% less for clothing

 
United Arab Emirates
Mexico
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.14
AED235.57
$45.84
MX$913.60
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$64.91
AED238.40
$36.33
MX$724.02
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.31
AED342.68
$82.04
MX$1,635.01

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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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