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Toowoomba vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Toowoomba is 38.6% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants
pay 40.0% more in Toowoomba
Groceries
pay 4.9% more in Toowoomba
Transportation
pay 65.2% more in Toowoomba
Housing
pay 43.5% more in Toowoomba
Childcare
pay 10.1% less in Toowoomba
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Toowoomba
Clothing
pay 3.1% less in Toowoomba

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

Toowoomba vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Toowoomba instead of Mexico City, you would:

pay 40.0% more for restaurants

 
Mexico City
Toowoomba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.86
MX$195.79
$16.35
A$24.71
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.82
MX$159.08
$8.83
A$13.34
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.73
MX$31.23
$2.62
A$3.95
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pay 4.9% more for groceries

 
Mexico City
Toowoomba
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.63
MX$47.34
$1.96
A$2.97
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.04
MX$90.89
$3.78
A$5.71
Milk (1 gallon) $6.54
MX$117.92
$5.29
A$8.00
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pay 65.2% more for transportation

 
Mexico City
Toowoomba
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.14
MX$92.65
$4.42
A$6.68
Monthly public transit pass $19.54
MX$352.42
$26.17
A$39.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,030.45
MX$361,229.19
$24,858.60
A$37,562.22
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pay 43.5% more for housing

 
Mexico City
Toowoomba
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $30.93
MX$557.85
$55.20
A$83.40
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,079.15
MX$19,461.34
$1,112.10
A$1,680.41
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $677.25
MX$12,213.45
$924.02
A$1,396.23
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pay 10.1% less for childcare

 
Mexico City
Toowoomba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $430.39
MX$7,761.60
$490.63
A$741.36
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,897.53
MX$196,526.06
$7,156.66
A$10,813.96
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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico City
Toowoomba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.26
MX$58.74
$6.21
A$9.39
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.81
MX$68.78
$3.27
A$4.94
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.34
MX$78.32
$26.17
A$39.54
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pay 3.1% less for clothing

 
Mexico City
Toowoomba
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $60.95
MX$1,099.08
$60.84
A$91.93
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $48.08
MX$867.02
$48.28
A$72.95
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $105.72
MX$1,906.56
$79.59
A$120.26
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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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