Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 2.6 times more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$202.29
|
$19.77
A$30.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$151.72
|
$9.89
A$15.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.99
|
$2.76
A$4.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.74
|
$2.32
A$3.56
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.96
|
$2.59
A$3.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.16
|
$5.39
A$8.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.21
|
$6.59
A$10.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.47
|
$4.63
A$7.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.75
|
$4.12
A$6.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.89
|
$1.62
A$2.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.64
|
$1.34
A$2.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.28
|
$1.57
A$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.86
|
$2.46
A$3.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.34
|
$1.25
A$1.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.86
|
$1.11
A$1.71
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.48
|
$5.07
A$7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$364.12
|
$118.63
A$182.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$379,290.30
|
$29,276.08
A$44,984.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.80
|
$17.66
A$27.14
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Mexico City
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$496.74
|
$65.39
A$100.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,205.93
|
$1,783.31
A$2,740.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,089.07
|
$1,413.05
A$2,171.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$617.61
|
$183.02
A$281.22
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Mexico City
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,769.70
|
$1,847.17
A$2,838.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$171,704.12
|
$14,503.36
A$22,285.45
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.63
|
$7.25
A$11.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.25
|
$3.68
A$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.90
|
$26.36
A$40.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,093.90
|
$65.69
A$100.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$101.14
|
$14.33
A$22.03
|
|
pay 56.9% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,148.27
|
$86.77
A$133.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$836.60
|
$72.18
A$110.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,874.40
|
$119.51
A$183.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,873.11
|
$154.17
A$236.90
|
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