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

🙂 Solo nomad: Salalah is 11% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 22.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Salalah is 6.6% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 30% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Salalah
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.12 OMR 1.96
$13.12 MX$232
-60.98%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$25.79 OMR 9.90
$53.8 MX$950
-52.07%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.18 OMR 5.06
$9.40 MX$166
40.21%
Cappuccino
$6.12 OMR 2.35
$3.56 MX$62.9
71.91%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.68 OMR 0.26
$1.60 MX$28.29
-57.50%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.25 OMR 0.10
$1.15 MX$20.38
-78.26%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$9.36 OMR 3.59
$3.16 MX$55.7
196.20%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$10.26 OMR 3.94
$4.85 MX$85.5
111.55%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Salalah
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.78 OMR 0.68
$1.63 MX$28.84
9.20%
White Bread (500g)
$1.23 OMR 0.47
$2.73 MX$48.26
-54.95%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.06 OMR 0.79
$1.88 MX$33.16
9.57%
Eggs
$1.87 OMR 0.72
$2.63 MX$46.45
-28.90%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.98 OMR 2.68
$9.89 MX$175
-29.42%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.70 OMR 1.80
$8.40 MX$148
-44.05%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.95 OMR 3.44
$11.63 MX$205
-23.04%
Apples (1kg)
$2.10 OMR 0.81
$2.97 MX$52.5
-29.29%
Banana (1kg)
$1.06 OMR 0.41
$1.78 MX$31.50
-40.45%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.60 OMR 0.62
$2.06 MX$36.28
-22.33%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.15 OMR 0.44
$1.97 MX$34.86
-41.62%
Potato (1kg)
$1.14 OMR 0.44
$2.09 MX$36.82
-45.45%
Onion (1kg)
$0.80 OMR 0.31
$2.26 MX$39.87
-64.60%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.54 OMR 0.21
$1.46 MX$25.74
-63.01%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 OMR 0.20
$1.09 MX$19.24
-51.38%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.79 OMR 2.22
$4.34 MX$76.6
33.41%
Wine (Bottle)
$19.59 OMR 7.52
$13.62 MX$240
43.83%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$4.01 OMR 1.54
$1.67 MX$29.54
140.12%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.66 OMR 1.79
$3.54 MX$62.5
31.64%
🚌 Getting Around
Salalah
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.28 OMR 0.49
$0.36 MX$6.35
255.56%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$55.7 OMR 21.39
$18.96 MX$335
193.78%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.30 OMR 0.88
$1.32 MX$23.36
74.24%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.34 OMR 0.51
$0.30 MX$5.32
346.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$11.75 OMR 4.51
$5.49 MX$96.9
114.03%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.59 OMR 0.23
$1.34 MX$23.59
-55.97%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$20.7K OMR 7,963
$19.1K MX$337.4K
8.48%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$17.8K OMR 6,851
$23.8K MX$419.4K
-24.92%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Salalah
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$63.8 OMR 24.51
$41.11 MX$726
55.27%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$49.75 OMR 19.10
$27.78 MX$490
79.09%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$76.2 OMR 29.24
$30.00 MX$530
153.87%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Salalah
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$96.4 OMR 37.03
$53.5 MX$945
80.14%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$25.98 OMR 9.98
$26.13 MX$461
-0.57%
Cinema Ticket
$7.90 OMR 3.03
$6.28 MX$111
25.80%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Salalah
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$115 OMR 44.07
$439 MX$7,755
-73.88%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,385 OMR 916
$10.7K MX$189.6K
-77.80%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Salalah
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$28.09 OMR 10.79
$57.1 MX$1,008
-50.82%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$30.66 OMR 11.77
$45.30 MX$800
-32.32%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$62.8 OMR 24.11
$104 MX$1,840
-39.75%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$42.96 OMR 16.50
$108 MX$1,911
-60.31%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Salalah
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$253 OMR 97.3
$996 MX$17.6K
-74.55%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$209 OMR 80.3
$624 MX$11.0K
-66.48%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$504 OMR 193
$2,106 MX$37.2K
-76.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$371 OMR 143
$1,218 MX$21.5K
-69.52%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,054 OMR 789
$3,799 MX$67.0K
-45.92%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,203 OMR 462
$2,230 MX$39.4K
-46.06%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Salalah
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,810 OMR 695
$1,096 MX$19.4K
65.05%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.58
11.34
-59.61%

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

Last update for Salalah: March 2, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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