Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

compared to

Mexico

Mexico vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 28.1% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.8% more in Mexico
Groceries: pay 24.6% more in Mexico
Transportation: pay 1.3% more in Mexico
Housing: pay 58.7% less in Mexico
Childcare: pay 40.5% less in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.9% less in Mexico
Clothing: pay 5.0% less in Mexico

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

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Mexico vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 25.8% more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 AED30.94	$10.46 MX$193.35	+24.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 AED31.39	$9.03 MX$166.91	+5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 AED3.94	$1.43 MX$26.47	+33.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 AED1.66	$1.04 MX$19.32	+131.8%
Average			+25.8%

United Arab Emirates vs. Mexico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.6% more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 AED5.38	$2.72 MX$50.21	+85.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.94 AED18.13	$4.30 MX$79.55	-12.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 AED24.78	$6.19 MX$114.55	-8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 AED10.28	$2.55 MX$47.12	-9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$3.66 MX$67.67	-0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 AED3.58	$1.30 MX$23.98	+33.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 AED2.80	$0.70 MX$12.93	-8.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 AED2.65	$0.94 MX$17.44	+30.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 AED2.13	$0.84 MX$15.45	+44.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.75	$0.90 MX$16.67	+89.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 AED1.74	$0.91 MX$16.80	+91.4%
Average			+24.6%

United Arab Emirates vs. Mexico - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.3% more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.40 AED12.50	$5.55 MX$102.60	+63.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.01 AED179.98	$30.03 MX$555.39	-38.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,745.09 AED124K	$21,794.64 MX$403K	-35.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.71 AED28.30	$20.12 MX$372.17	+161.1%
Average			+1.3%

United Arab Emirates vs. Mexico - Cost of transportation

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pay 58.7% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.46 AED321.19	$30.02 MX$555.11	-65.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,419.61 AED5,213.52	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	-55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,087.32 AED3,993.18	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	-59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.39 AED482.53	$49.08 MX$907.55	-62.6%
Average			-58.7%

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pay 40.5% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$481.84 AED1,769.57	$244.36 MX$4,518.93	-49.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,191.72 AED30,084.11	$5,712.49 MX$106K	-30.3%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 AED39.72	$2.63 MX$48.58	-75.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.33	$3.45 MX$63.89	-30.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.20 AED22.77	$4.64 MX$85.88	-25.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.98 AED256.99	$39.21 MX$725.11	-44.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.30 AED48.83	$5.46 MX$100.90	-59.0%
Average			-52.9%

United Arab Emirates vs. Mexico - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.0% less for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.49 AED196.43	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	+3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.36 AED192.30	$42.67 MX$789.09	-18.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.31 AED350.04	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	+1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.82 AED348.22	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	-4.3%
Average			-5.0%

United Arab Emirates vs. Mexico - Cost of clothing

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