Cost of Living Comparison Between Dammam and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Dammam and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Dammam is 6.2% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 14.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Dammam is 8.8% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 23.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Dammam
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.68 SAR 25.04
$13.12 MX$235
-49.09%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$40.30 SAR 151
$53.8 MX$963
-25.11%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.79 SAR 29.22
$9.40 MX$168
-17.13%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.82 SAR 6.82
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.84 SAR 6.89
-
-
Cappuccino
$3.56 SAR 13.34
$3.56 MX$63.8
-
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.80 SAR 3.00
$1.60 MX$28.69
-50.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.28 SAR 1.04
$1.15 MX$20.67
-75.65%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.16 MX$56.5
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.85 MX$86.7
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Dammam
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.72 SAR 6.43
$1.63 MX$29.25
5.52%
White Bread (500g)
$1.05 SAR 3.93
$2.73 MX$48.94
-61.54%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.28 SAR 8.53
$1.88 MX$33.63
21.28%
Eggs
$2.49 SAR 9.33
$2.63 MX$47.10
-5.32%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.82 SAR 25.56
$9.89 MX$177
-31.04%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.41 SAR 27.79
$8.40 MX$150
-11.79%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.82 SAR 48.09
$11.63 MX$208
10.23%
Apples (1kg)
$2.36 SAR 8.85
$2.97 MX$53.2
-20.54%
Banana (1kg)
$1.61 SAR 6.02
$1.78 MX$31.94
-9.55%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.58 SAR 5.91
$2.06 MX$36.79
-23.30%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.62 SAR 6.07
$1.97 MX$35.35
-17.77%
Potato (1kg)
$1.27 SAR 4.78
$2.09 MX$37.34
-39.23%
Onion (1kg)
$1.31 SAR 4.91
$2.26 MX$40.44
-42.04%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.37 SAR 5.14
$1.46 MX$26.10
-6.16%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.63 SAR 2.37
$1.09 MX$19.51
-42.20%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$2.78 SAR 10.44
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.80 SAR 6.75
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.07 SAR 7.75
-
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7.00 SAR 26.25
$4.34 MX$77.7
61.29%
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
Dammam
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.10 SAR 4.11
$0.36 MX$6.44
205.56%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$39.22 SAR 147
$18.96 MX$339
106.86%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.69 SAR 10.10
$1.32 MX$23.69
103.79%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.84 SAR 6.90
$0.30 MX$5.39
513.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.26 SAR 49.73
$5.49 MX$98.2
141.53%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.64 SAR 2.40
$1.34 MX$23.93
-52.24%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.4K SAR 99.1K
$19.1K MX$342.2K
38.18%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.0K SAR 86.4K
$23.8K MX$425.4K
-3.06%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Dammam
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$103 SAR 388
$41.11 MX$736
151.69%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$33.31 SAR 125
$27.78 MX$497
19.91%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$70.7 SAR 265
$30.00 MX$537
135.63%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Dammam
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$94.1 SAR 353
$53.5 MX$958
75.73%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$35.21 SAR 132
$26.13 MX$468
34.75%
Cinema Ticket
$14.45 SAR 54.2
$6.28 MX$112
130.10%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Dammam
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$358 SAR 1,342
$439 MX$7,865
-18.56%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,626 SAR 28.6K
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-29.00%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Dammam
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$54.7 SAR 205
$57.1 MX$1,022
-4.25%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$62.6 SAR 235
$45.30 MX$811
38.28%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$85.1 SAR 319
$104 MX$1,866
-18.36%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$81.7 SAR 306
$108 MX$1,938
-24.57%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Dammam
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$429 SAR 1,607
$996 MX$17.8K
-56.97%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$386 SAR 1,448
$624 MX$11.2K
-38.09%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$897 SAR 3,363
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-57.43%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$629 SAR 2,357
$1,218 MX$21.8K
-48.42%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,783 SAR 6,687
$3,799 MX$68.0K
-53.06%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,100 SAR 4,126
$2,230 MX$39.9K
-50.67%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Dammam
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,096 MX$19.6K
-
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 Dammam: March 3, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.
Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Similar cities