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Al Khobar vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Al Khobar is 19.9% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 37.8% less in Al Khobar
Groceries: pay 12.3% less in Al Khobar
Transportation: pay 88.4% more in Al Khobar
Housing: pay 54.7% more in Al Khobar
Childcare: pay 20.9% less in Al Khobar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.7% more in Al Khobar
Clothing: pay 8.4% more in Al Khobar

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

Al Khobar vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Al Khobar instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 37.8% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Al Khobar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$6.67 SAR25.02	-38.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$8.00 SAR30.02	-9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$1.03 SAR3.86	-40.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.49 SAR1.83	-62.6%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 12.3% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Al Khobar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.29 SAR4.84	-50.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$3.60 SAR13.51	-28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$6.27 SAR23.54	-4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$2.52 SAR9.47	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$4.46 SAR16.74	+17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.26 SAR4.72	-8.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.86 SAR3.23	+7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$1.04 SAR3.89	+6.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$0.76 SAR2.84	-16.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.63 SAR2.38	-33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.78 SAR2.92	-21.8%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 88.4% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Al Khobar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$2.35 SAR8.83	-54.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$60.66 SAR227.65	+210.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$21,330.35 SAR80,052.22	+6.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$12.86 SAR48.28	+190.8%
Average			+88.4%

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pay 54.7% more for housing

	Mexico City	Al Khobar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$80.80 SAR303.25	+161.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$434.61 SAR1,631.06	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$433.27 SAR1,626.06	-36.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$94.66 SAR355.27	+153.4%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 20.9% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Al Khobar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$379.95 SAR1,425.93	-11.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$7,625.60 SAR28,618.67	-30.0%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 58.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Al Khobar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$2.40 SAR9.01	-26.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$4.53 SAR17.01	+18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$7.07 SAR26.52	+62.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$82.66 SAR310.20	+41.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$19.33 SAR72.55	+196.8%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 8.4% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Al Khobar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$59.46 SAR223.15	-2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$83.32 SAR312.70	+73.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$96.65 SAR362.74	-8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$79.16 SAR297.07	-28.6%
Average			+8.4%

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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: December 2025

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