Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Qatar

Doha vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Doha is 14.7% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 28.7% less in Doha
Groceries: pay 26.9% less in Doha
Transportation: pay 8.3% less in Doha
Housing: pay 73.7% more in Doha
Childcare: pay 10.8% more in Doha
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Doha
Clothing: pay 12.7% less in Doha

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

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Doha vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.7% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Doha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$9.61 QAR35.16	-13.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.07 MX$204.73	$8.23 QAR30.14	-25.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MX$30.14	$0.94 QAR3.45	-42.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$24.06	$0.42 QAR1.53	-67.9%
Average			-28.7%

Mexico City vs. Doha - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.9% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Doha
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 MX$56.07	$1.39 QAR5.07	-54.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 MX$111.38	$5.62 QAR20.58	-6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.73 MX$124.42	$7.97 QAR29.19	+18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.87 MX$53.00	$3.41 QAR12.49	+19.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 MX$81.13	$3.56 QAR13.02	-19.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 MX$26.42	$1.01 QAR3.71	-29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$0.82 QAR3.02	-8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.19	$0.70 QAR2.57	-24.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.27	$0.56 QAR2.04	-46.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.90	$0.44 QAR1.59	-52.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.71	$0.45 QAR1.63	-47.6%
Average			-26.9%

Mexico City vs. Doha - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.3% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Doha
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 MX$106.56	$2.14 QAR7.82	-62.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.03 MX$370.37	$27.44 QAR100.46	+37.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$27,978.05 QAR102K	+30.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.54 MX$120.88	$18.39 QAR67.31	+181.3%
Average			-8.3%

Mexico City vs. Doha - Cost of transportation

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pay 73.7% more for housing

	Mexico City	Doha
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 MX$640.87	$86.45 QAR316.45	+149.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	$1,897.48 QAR6,946.15	+80.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	$1,178.09 QAR4,312.64	+75.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.71 MX$882.34	$65.24 QAR238.83	+36.7%
Average			+73.7%

Mexico City vs. Doha - Cost of housing

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pay 10.8% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Doha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	$670.94 QAR2,456.14	+54.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,045.70 MX$223K	$9,605.02 QAR35,161.31	-20.3%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Doha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 MX$61.73	$12.21 QAR44.71	+265.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$70.36	$5.87 QAR21.49	+54.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 MX$97.74	$6.45 QAR23.61	+22.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	$125.60 QAR459.80	+120.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$123.46	$12.35 QAR45.21	+85.0%
Average			+104.8%

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pay 12.7% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Doha
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	$60.60 QAR221.85	-14.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.64 MX$991.98	$53.93 QAR197.41	+0.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	$99.54 QAR364.40	-8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	$85.38 QAR312.54	-26.4%
Average			-12.7%

Mexico City vs. Doha - Cost of clothing

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