Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 18.5% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.90
SAR25.87
|
$10.14
MX$172.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
$8.52
MX$144.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.35
MX$22.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
$1.02
MX$17.33
|
|
pay 29.8% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
$2.68
MX$45.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
$4.17
MX$70.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
$5.88
MX$99.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
SAR9.56
|
$2.68
MX$45.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
$3.49
MX$59.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$1.32
MX$22.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.63
MX$10.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
$0.79
MX$13.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
$0.90
MX$15.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
$0.78
MX$13.18
|
|
pay 23.7% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.65
|
$5.33
MX$90.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.83
SAR141.91
|
$28.94
MX$491.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,221.79
SAR94,608.66
|
$22,778.21
MX$387,007.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.96
SAR67.37
|
$17.39
MX$295.47
|
|
pay 3.5% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.85
SAR277.02
|
$33.11
MX$562.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$390.65
SAR1,465.36
|
$599.68
MX$10,188.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.05
SAR1,050.50
|
$424.66
MX$7,215.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
SAR320.84
|
$54.94
MX$933.42
|
|
pay 21.2% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.51
SAR1,112.23
|
$230.47
MX$3,915.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,039.49
SAR22,654.53
|
$4,822.04
MX$81,927.60
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
$2.57
MX$43.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SAR13.72
|
$3.35
MX$57.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
SAR26.71
|
$4.34
MX$73.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.67
SAR373.89
|
$38.86
MX$660.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.24
SAR64.67
|
$5.22
MX$88.71
|
|
pay 4.9% more for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.59
SAR163.51
|
$54.74
MX$930.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.89
SAR213.40
|
$42.64
MX$724.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.76
SAR351.70
|
$96.11
MX$1,632.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.91
SAR292.23
|
$90.93
MX$1,544.85
|
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