Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Mexico

Mexico vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 0.3% cheaper than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.1% more in Mexico
Groceries: pay 23.5% more in Mexico
Transportation: pay 4.0% more in Mexico
Housing: pay 11.6% less in Mexico
Childcare: pay 37.7% less in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.9% less in Mexico
Clothing: pay 5.7% more in Mexico

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

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Mexico vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 62.1% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 SAR24.15	$10.46 MX$193.35	+62.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.60 SAR28.53	$9.03 MX$166.91	+18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 SAR2.90	$1.43 MX$26.47	+85.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.94	$1.04 MX$19.32	+317.2%
Average			+62.1%

Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.5% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.69	$2.72 MX$50.21	+176.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 SAR14.25	$4.30 MX$79.55	+13.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 SAR25.16	$6.19 MX$114.55	-7.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 SAR10.01	$2.55 MX$47.12	-4.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 SAR12.84	$3.66 MX$67.67	+6.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 SAR3.66	$1.30 MX$23.98	+32.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.93	$0.70 MX$12.93	-10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$0.94 MX$17.44	+18.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.81	$0.84 MX$15.45	+11.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SAR2.32	$0.90 MX$16.67	+46.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.91 MX$16.80	+50.2%
Average			+23.5%

Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.0% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.83	$5.55 MX$102.60	+135.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.96 SAR134.94	$30.03 MX$555.39	-16.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,549.24 SAR167K	$21,794.64 MX$403K	-51.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.52 SAR77.00	$20.12 MX$372.17	-1.9%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 11.6% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.86 SAR258.41	$30.02 MX$555.11	-56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$633.54 SAR2,377.57	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	+0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.22 SAR1,745.88	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	-5.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.68 SAR276.52	$49.08 MX$907.55	-33.4%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 37.7% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$419.94 SAR1,575.96	$244.36 MX$4,518.93	-41.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,565.65 SAR32,145.50	$5,712.49 MX$106K	-33.3%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 SAR7.18	$2.63 MX$48.58	+37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 SAR12.86	$3.45 MX$63.89	+0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 SAR26.04	$4.64 MX$85.88	-33.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.19 SAR368.47	$39.21 MX$725.11	-60.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.24 SAR57.19	$5.46 MX$100.90	-64.2%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 5.7% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 SAR165.75	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	+25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.80 SAR209.42	$42.67 MX$789.09	-23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.45 SAR335.69	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	+7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 SAR280.89	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	+21.3%
Average			+5.7%

Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico - Cost of clothing

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