Cost of Living Comparison Between Ar-rass and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Ar-rass and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Ar-rass is 12.6% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 18.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ar-rass is 2.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 24.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ar-rass
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.84 SAR 25.65
$13.12 MX$235
-47.87%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.87 SAR 165
$53.8 MX$963
-18.47%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.82 SAR 29.32
$9.40 MX$168
-16.81%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.77 SAR 6.63
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.79 SAR 6.70
-
-
Cappuccino
$3.62 SAR 13.56
$3.56 MX$63.8
1.69%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.80 SAR 3.01
$1.60 MX$28.69
-50.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.31 SAR 1.17
$1.15 MX$20.67
-73.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.16 MX$56.5
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.85 MX$86.7
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ar-rass
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.46 SAR 9.24
$1.63 MX$29.25
50.92%
White Bread (500g)
$1.00 SAR 3.75
$2.73 MX$48.94
-63.37%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.49 SAR 5.60
$1.88 MX$33.63
-20.74%
Eggs
$3.69 SAR 13.84
$2.63 MX$47.10
40.30%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.99 SAR 26.23
$9.89 MX$177
-29.32%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.46 SAR 27.97
$8.40 MX$150
-11.19%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.07 SAR 49.02
$11.63 MX$208
12.38%
Apples (1kg)
$2.26 SAR 8.46
$2.97 MX$53.2
-23.91%
Banana (1kg)
$1.59 SAR 5.96
$1.78 MX$31.94
-10.67%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.70 SAR 6.37
$2.06 MX$36.79
-17.48%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.61 SAR 6.05
$1.97 MX$35.35
-18.27%
Potato (1kg)
$1.25 SAR 4.67
$2.09 MX$37.34
-40.19%
Onion (1kg)
$1.27 SAR 4.76
$2.26 MX$40.44
-43.81%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.20 SAR 4.49
$1.46 MX$26.10
-17.81%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.55 SAR 2.06
$1.09 MX$19.51
-49.54%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$2.54 SAR 9.54
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.70 SAR 6.37
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.10 SAR 7.86
-
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.40 SAR 24.00
$4.34 MX$77.7
47.47%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$13.62 MX$244
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.67 MX$29.96
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.54 MX$63.4
-
🚌 Getting Around
Ar-rass
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.05 SAR 3.95
$0.36 MX$6.44
191.67%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$39.76 SAR 149
$18.96 MX$339
109.70%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.69 SAR 10.08
$1.32 MX$23.69
103.79%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.89 SAR 7.08
$0.30 MX$5.39
530.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.36 SAR 50.1
$5.49 MX$98.2
143.35%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.63 SAR 2.38
$1.34 MX$23.93
-52.99%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.6K SAR 99.8K
$19.1K MX$342.2K
39.18%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$21.9K SAR 82.3K
$23.8K MX$425.4K
-7.70%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ar-rass
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$105 SAR 395
$41.11 MX$736
156.41%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$34.37 SAR 129
$27.78 MX$497
23.72%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$73.2 SAR 274
$30.00 MX$537
143.87%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ar-rass
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$44.28 SAR 166
$53.5 MX$958
-17.28%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$35.67 SAR 134
$26.13 MX$468
36.51%
Cinema Ticket
$15.91 SAR 59.7
$6.28 MX$112
153.34%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ar-rass
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$358 SAR 1,344
$439 MX$7,865
-18.43%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,116 SAR 26.7K
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-33.75%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ar-rass
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$21.61 SAR 81.0
$57.1 MX$1,022
-62.17%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$60.8 SAR 228
$45.30 MX$811
34.13%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$78.5 SAR 294
$104 MX$1,866
-24.70%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$82.9 SAR 311
$108 MX$1,938
-23.39%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ar-rass
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$436 SAR 1,634
$996 MX$17.8K
-56.26%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$378 SAR 1,417
$624 MX$11.2K
-39.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$381 SAR 1,427
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-81.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$619 SAR 2,322
$1,218 MX$21.8K
-49.19%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,469 SAR 9,257
$3,799 MX$68.0K
-35.02%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,456 SAR 5,459
$2,230 MX$39.9K
-34.73%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ar-rass
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,759 SAR 6,598
$1,096 MX$19.6K
60.47%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.42
11.34
-61.02%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Ar-rass: February 28, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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