Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 32.9% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Australia, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.21
|
$10.09
MX$171.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.73
|
$8.90
MX$151.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.85
|
$1.21
MX$20.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.21
|
$0.84
MX$14.24
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
Australia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.49
|
$2.63
MX$44.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.08
|
$5.57
MX$94.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.63
|
$6.31
MX$107.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.79
|
$2.49
MX$42.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$5.98
|
$4.13
MX$70.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.14
|
$1.42
MX$24.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.87
|
$0.70
MX$11.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.08
|
$0.82
MX$13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$3.01
|
$0.91
MX$15.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$0.95
MX$16.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.42
|
$0.87
MX$14.71
|
|
pay 37.7% less for transportation
Australia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.10
|
$5.46
MX$92.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$126.78
|
$21.52
MX$365.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$41,818.29
|
$21,960.54
MX$373,114.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.21
|
$5.34
MX$90.76
|
|
pay 42.5% less for housing
Australia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$83.10
|
$27.98
MX$475.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,888.44
|
$1,058.85
MX$17,990.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,458.19
|
$643.75
MX$10,937.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$212.97
|
$41.48
MX$704.76
|
|
pay 51.1% less for childcare
Australia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,067.29
|
$408.19
MX$6,935.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$22,096.31
|
$10,042.62
MX$170,626.58
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$10.05
|
$2.97
MX$50.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.41
|
$3.52
MX$59.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$42.23
|
$4.45
MX$75.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$80.82
|
$60.85
MX$1,033.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.87
|
$5.94
MX$100.84
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Australia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$112.99
|
$66.94
MX$1,137.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$81.51
|
$45.00
MX$764.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$153.75
|
$110.60
MX$1,879.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$177.30
|
$106.14
MX$1,803.40
|
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