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Mexico City vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 37.4% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 39.0% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 5.0% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 29.1% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 45.4% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 17.1% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.72	$10.86 MX$197.31	+71.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.02	$8.82 MX$160.32	+14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$1.73 MX$31.47	+133.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$1.30 MX$23.70	+378.1%
Average			+149.3%

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pay 39.0% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$2.63 MX$47.71	+186.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.57	$5.04 MX$91.60	+39.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.28	$6.54 MX$118.83	-2.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.48	$2.61 MX$47.38	+3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.29	$3.80 MX$69.15	+16.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$1.37 MX$24.88	+41.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.92	$0.80 MX$14.54	+2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$0.97 MX$17.69	+21.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$0.91 MX$16.47	+22.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$0.96 MX$17.42	+44.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.44	$0.99 MX$18.07	+53.2%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 5.0% less for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$5.14 MX$93.37	+121.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR127.00	$19.54 MX$355.17	-42.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,663.93	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	-22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.30	$4.42 MX$80.42	-76.7%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 29.1% more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.85	$30.93 MX$562.20	-58.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,632.07	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	+148.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,352.30	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	+88.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.63	$37.36 MX$679.03	-61.7%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 45.4% more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.84	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	+22.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,340.66	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	+68.0%
Average			+45.4%

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pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$3.26 MX$59.19	+72.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.07	$3.81 MX$69.31	+9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.02	$4.34 MX$78.93	-41.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.41	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	-45.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.71	$6.51 MX$118.39	-62.2%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 17.1% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.80	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	+25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.81	$48.08 MX$873.77	-16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.35	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	+19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR297.13	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	+40.1%
Average			+17.1%

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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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