Cost of living comparison

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Mexico City vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 15.1% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 20.6% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 6.6% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 55.4% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 38.6% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.5% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 10.5% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.0% more for restaurants

	Doha	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 QAR29.88	$9.93 MX$200.93	+20.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.53 QAR27.39	$7.45 MX$150.70	-1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 QAR3.27	$1.08 MX$21.84	+20.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 QAR1.30	$0.77 MX$15.64	+116.2%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 20.6% more for groceries

	Doha	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 QAR5.69	$2.45 MX$49.62	+56.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.74 QAR20.86	$4.87 MX$98.49	-15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.99 QAR29.06	$5.51 MX$111.46	-31.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 QAR9.28	$2.18 MX$44.17	-14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 QAR13.98	$3.57 MX$72.26	-7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 QAR3.13	$1.22 MX$24.73	+41.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 QAR2.59	$0.67 MX$13.54	-6.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 QAR2.44	$0.80 MX$16.17	+19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 QAR2.20	$0.83 MX$16.75	+36.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 QAR1.55	$0.85 MX$17.22	+100.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.05	$0.83 MX$16.75	+46.6%
Average			+20.6%

Doha vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.6% less for transportation

	Doha	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.78	$4.64 MX$93.85	+116.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 QAR119.51	$17.87 MX$361.68	-45.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,910.54 QAR79,673.62	$18,615.02 MX$376,753.07	-15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.72 QAR71.71	$3.47 MX$70.33	-82.4%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 55.4% less for housing

	Doha	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.95 QAR319.81	$24.38 MX$493.42	-72.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.13 QAR5,709.48	$893.52 MX$18,084.15	-43.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,013.80 QAR3,686.51	$544.24 MX$11,014.89	-46.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.85 QAR275.82	$30.31 MX$613.48	-60.0%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 38.6% less for childcare

	Doha	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$797.97 QAR2,901.66	$381.33 MX$7,717.73	-52.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,234.42 QAR40,851.88	$8,426.99 MX$170,555.52	-25.0%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.96 QAR39.84	$2.73 MX$55.26	-75.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 QAR19.12	$3.01 MX$60.84	-42.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.57 QAR23.90	$3.92 MX$79.37	-40.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.97 QAR428.99	$53.69 MX$1,086.59	-54.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 QAR44.82	$4.96 MX$100.47	-59.7%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

	Doha	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.12 QAR222.25	$56.36 MX$1,140.59	-7.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 QAR201.14	$41.06 MX$831.00	-25.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 QAR352.45	$91.99 MX$1,861.86	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.98 QAR345.39	$91.93 MX$1,860.58	-3.2%
Average			-10.5%

Doha vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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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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