Cost of living comparison

compared to

Ahmadi vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Ahmadi is 6.3% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 48.9% less in Ahmadi
Groceries: pay 52.5% less in Ahmadi
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Ahmadi
Housing: pay 1.2% more in Ahmadi
Childcare: pay 54.5% less in Ahmadi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.9% more in Ahmadi
Clothing: pay 27.1% less in Ahmadi

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

Ahmadi vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 48.9% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Ahmadi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$7.36 KWD2.250	-32.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$7.36 KWD2.250	-16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$0.49 KWD0.150	-71.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.33 KWD0.100	-74.9%
Average			-48.9%

Mexico City vs. Ahmadi - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 52.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Ahmadi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$0.82 KWD0.250	-68.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$1.64 KWD0.500	-67.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$4.95 KWD1.520	-24.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$1.37 KWD0.420	-47.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$2.23 KWD0.680	-41.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$0.67 KWD0.200	-51.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.67 KWD0.200	-16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.52 KWD0.160	-46.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$0.37 KWD0.110	-59.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.22 KWD0.070	-76.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.22 KWD0.070	-77.6%
Average			-52.5%

Mexico City vs. Ahmadi - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Ahmadi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$1.35 KWD0.410	-73.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$29.43 KWD9.020	+50.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$21,257.11 KWD6,513.390	+6.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$22.89 KWD7.010	+417.4%
Average			+100.1%

Mexico City vs. Ahmadi - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 1.2% more for housing

	Mexico City	Ahmadi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$29.07 KWD8.910	-6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$817.58 KWD250.520	-24.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$632.26 KWD193.730	-6.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$52.86 KWD16.200	+41.5%
Average			+1.2%

Mexico City vs. Ahmadi - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 54.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Ahmadi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$98.11 KWD30.060	-77.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$7,442.33 KWD2,280.400	-31.7%
Average			-54.5%

Mexico City vs. Ahmadi - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Ahmadi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$3.27 KWD1.000	+0.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$4.50 KWD1.380	+17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$2.94 KWD0.900	-32.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$132.99 KWD40.750	+127.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$11.45 KWD3.510	+75.7%
Average			+37.9%

Mexico City vs. Ahmadi - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 27.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Ahmadi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$39.65 KWD12.150	-34.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$38.70 KWD11.860	-19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$85.03 KWD26.050	-19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$72.67 KWD22.270	-34.5%
Average			-27.1%

Mexico City vs. Ahmadi - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Mexico City vs.

Ottawa

Mexico City vs.

Phnom Penh

Mexico City vs.

Lima

Mexico City vs.

Nairobi

Mexico City vs.

Kiev

Mexico City vs.

Delhi

Mexico City vs.

Bangkok

Mexico City vs.

Dodoma

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Mexico vs. Kuwait. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Mexico and Kuwait.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Mexico City

Add prices for Ahmadi

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Ahmadi or Mexico City. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.