Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 2.7% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Doha, you would:
pay 52.1% more for restaurants
Doha
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
$10.09
MX$171.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
$8.90
MX$151.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$1.21
MX$20.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$0.84
MX$14.24
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
Doha
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
$2.63
MX$44.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
$5.57
MX$94.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
$6.31
MX$107.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
$2.49
MX$42.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$4.13
MX$70.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$1.42
MX$24.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.70
MX$11.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$0.82
MX$13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
$0.91
MX$15.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$0.95
MX$16.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$0.87
MX$14.71
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Doha
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
$5.46
MX$92.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.19
|
$21.52
MX$365.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,125.17
|
$21,960.54
MX$373,114.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
$5.34
MX$90.76
|
|
pay 47.8% less for housing
Doha
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR324.47
|
$27.98
MX$475.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,185.23
|
$1,058.85
MX$17,990.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.24
|
$643.75
MX$10,937.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.62
|
$41.48
MX$704.76
|
|
pay 28.2% less for childcare
Doha
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,797.89
|
$408.19
MX$6,935.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,563.37
|
$10,042.62
MX$170,626.58
|
|
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$2.97
MX$50.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
$3.52
MX$59.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
$4.45
MX$75.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR454.24
|
$60.85
MX$1,033.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$5.94
MX$100.84
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
Doha
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.86
|
$66.94
MX$1,137.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR169.02
|
$45.00
MX$764.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.85
|
$110.60
MX$1,879.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR350.12
|
$106.14
MX$1,803.40
|
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