Cost of living comparison

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Sunshine Coast vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Sunshine Coast is 40.2% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 35.6% more in Sunshine Coast
Groceries: pay 13.6% more in Sunshine Coast
Transportation: pay 85.0% more in Sunshine Coast
Housing: pay 63.1% more in Sunshine Coast
Childcare: pay 33.0% less in Sunshine Coast
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Sunshine Coast
Clothing: pay 7.3% less in Sunshine Coast

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Sunshine Coast are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Sunshine Coast. Notably, entertainment and sports and transportation are significantly more expensive in Sunshine Coast.

Sunshine Coast vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sunshine Coast instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 35.6% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Sunshine Coast
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$14.72 A$22.24	+35.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$8.93 A$13.49	+1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$2.18 A$3.30	+26.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$2.34 A$3.53	+79.2%
Average			+35.6%

Mexico City vs. Sunshine Coast - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.6% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Sunshine Coast
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$1.86 A$2.81	-29.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$3.78 A$5.71	-25.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$4.77 A$7.20	-27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$4.34 A$6.56	+66.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$4.04 A$6.10	+6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$1.23 A$1.86	-10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$1.07 A$1.61	+33.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$1.62 A$2.45	+66.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$1.78 A$2.68	+95.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$0.88 A$1.33	-7.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$0.79 A$1.20	-20.2%
Average			+13.6%

Mexico City vs. Sunshine Coast - Cost of groceries

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pay 85.0% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Sunshine Coast
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$4.40 A$6.64	-14.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	$37.61 A$56.84	+92.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$29,060.36 A$43,911.22	+45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$14.01 A$21.17	+216.7%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 63.1% more for housing

	Mexico City	Sunshine Coast
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$44.16 A$66.72	+42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$1,103.92 A$1,668.06	+2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$945.28 A$1,428.35	+39.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$100.05 A$151.18	+167.8%
Average			+63.1%

Mexico City vs. Sunshine Coast - Cost of housing

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pay 33.0% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Sunshine Coast
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$294.38 A$444.82	-31.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$7,156.66 A$10,813.96	-34.3%
Average			-33.0%

Mexico City vs. Sunshine Coast - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Sunshine Coast
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$6.54 A$9.88	+100.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$3.50 A$5.30	-8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$23.55 A$35.59	+442.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$49.88 A$75.37	-14.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$13.08 A$19.77	+100.9%
Average			+124.3%

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pay 7.3% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Sunshine Coast
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$60.51 A$91.43	-0.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$48.28 A$72.95	+0.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$90.28 A$136.41	-14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$94.86 A$143.33	-14.5%
Average			-7.3%

Mexico City vs. Sunshine Coast - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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