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Mexico City vs. Noosa Heads Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 15.4% cheaper than Noosa Heads.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 3.1% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 24.1% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 39.4% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.1% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 1.7% more in Mexico City

Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Noosa Heads Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Noosa Heads, you would:

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pay 24.2% less for restaurants

	Noosa Heads	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.98 A$25.52	$10.86 MX$186.98	-39.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 A$12.30	$8.82 MX$151.92	+1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.61 A$3.71	$1.73 MX$29.83	-33.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 A$2.47	$1.30 MX$22.46	-25.2%
Average			-24.2%

Noosa Heads vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1% less for groceries

	Noosa Heads	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.58 A$3.66	$2.63 MX$45.21	+1.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.27 A$4.64	$5.04 MX$86.81	+54.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 A$7.51	$6.54 MX$112.61	+23.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.68 A$6.64	$2.61 MX$44.90	-44.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.85 A$5.47	$3.80 MX$65.53	-1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.30	$1.37 MX$23.58	-15.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 A$1.68	$0.80 MX$13.78	-32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 A$1.26	$0.97 MX$16.76	+9.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.77 A$2.52	$0.91 MX$15.61	-48.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 A$1.26	$0.96 MX$16.51	+7.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 A$1.26	$0.99 MX$17.12	+11.8%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 24.1% less for transportation

	Noosa Heads	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 A$6.18	$5.14 MX$88.48	+18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.54 MX$336.57
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,149.60 A$37,117.97	$20,030.45 MX$345K	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.38 A$18.99	$4.42 MX$76.20	-66.9%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 39.4% less for housing

	Noosa Heads	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.94 A$68.05	$30.93 MX$532.76	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,503.60 A$2,134.28	$1,079.15 MX$18,586.05	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,067.78 A$1,515.65	$677.25 MX$11,664.14	-36.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.49 A$124.18	$37.36 MX$643.47	-57.3%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 2.1% less for childcare

	Noosa Heads	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$988.78 A$1,403.52	$430.39 MX$7,412.52	-56.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,151.92 A$10,151.77	$10,897.53 MX$188K	+52.4%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Noosa Heads	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 A$5.57	$3.26 MX$56.09	-17.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.27 A$4.64	$3.81 MX$65.68	+16.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$32.03 A$45.47	$4.34 MX$74.79	-86.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.59 A$53.36	$58.44 MX$1,006.59	+55.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$18.56	$6.51 MX$112.19	-50.2%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 1.7% more for clothing

	Noosa Heads	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.80 A$86.30	$60.95 MX$1,049.65	+0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 A$68.48	$48.08 MX$828.02	-0.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.89 A$127.59	$105.72 MX$1,820.81	+17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.21 A$176.31	$110.91 MX$1,910.19	-10.7%
Average			+1.7%

Noosa Heads vs. Mexico City - 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: June 2026

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