Australia vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2363
$889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5533
$2187
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$400
🏘️ Family rent
$2308
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4107
$710
💸 GDP per capita
$64712
$13926
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
6.55
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
74.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
31
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
13%
🎓 Higher education
98
89
😀 Quality of life
95
44
🏙️ Population
26.5M
125M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2363) is 166% more expensive than in Mexico ($889). Australia ranked 12th vs 102nd for Mexico in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Australia compared to 0.8 months in Mexico. Ranked 4th and 97th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Mexico

We calculate prices for Australia and Mexico as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 144 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Mexico
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.74
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1488
$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1139
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
11.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9162
$1726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6144
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.26
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.5
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$9.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$79
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16573
$5383

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2397
5.03M
Sydney
$2801
4.84M
Brisbane
$2491
2.36M
Perth
$2345
2.14M
Adelaide
$2246
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2300
608K
Canberra
$2393
381K
Wollongong
$1532
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1733
284K
Ipswich
$1877
233K
Hobart
$2265
197K
Townsville
$1303
174K
Geelong
$1892
180K
Newcastle
$1833
153K
Darwin
$1756
140K
Cairns
$1442
147K
Ballarat
$1357
116K
Bunbury
$2136
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1635
108K
Bendigo
$1397
103K
Melton
$1795
76.3K
Launceston
$1798
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1913
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1514
63.2K
Pakenham
$1805
54.1K
Tarneit
$1757
56.4K
Berwick
$1800
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1835
57.7K
Frankston
$1799
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1571
30.8K

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1190
9.21M
Tijuana
$1050
1.96M
Zapopan
$1012
1.48M
Monterrey
$1257
1.14M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
1.93M
Ciudad Juarez
$974
1.32M
Leon
$719
1.58M
Guadalajara
$985
1.46M
Puebla
$939
1.43M
Mexicali
$955
1.03M
Aguascalientes
$826
934K
Queretaro
$941
795K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
1.07M
Guadalupe
$945
692K
Saltillo
$829
864K
Chihuahua
$854
878K
Culiacan
$746
808K
Morelia
$748
963K
Cancun
$1143
889K
Naucalpan
$835
872K
Acapulco
$727
673K
Apodaca
$958
523K
San Luis Potosi
$879
773K
Hermosillo
$854
856K
Merida
$1090
892K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$863
443K
Tlaquepaque
$683
664K
Reynosa
$849
589K
Torreon
$681
690K
Tlalnepantla
$783
653K