Australia vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$982
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5326
$2375
🏠 One person rent
$1346
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$2253
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$365
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3598
$790
💸 GDP per capita
$65100
$11497
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
6.55
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
31
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
13%
🎓 Higher education
98
89
😀 Quality of life
94
42
🏙️ Population
25.7M
125M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2293) is 133% more expensive than in Mexico ($982). Australia ranked 10th vs 81st 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 1.6 months in Australia compared to 0.8 months in Mexico. Ranked 6th and 116th 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
$14.6
$9.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$34.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$8.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1435
$563
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1105
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2728
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
11.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10620
$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7615
$1368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$6.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15406
$5961

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2741
4.84M
Melbourne
$2356
4.53M
Brisbane
$2356
2.36M
Perth
$2292
2.14M
Adelaide
$2180
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2152
638K
Canberra
$2604
381K
Wollongong
$1430
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1843
284K
Ipswich
$1785
233K
Hobart
$2203
222K
Townsville
$1249
174K
Geelong
$1688
191K
Newcastle
$1461
153K
Darwin
$1859
140K
Cairns
$1397
147K
Launceston
$1723
106K
Ballarat
$1327
116K
Bendigo
$1317
103K
Bunbury
$1601
71.1K
Toowoomba
$1552
108K
Melton
$1708
72.2K
Rockhampton
$1413
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1528
67.4K
Pakenham
$1719
54.1K
Orange
$1463
41.2K
Tarneit
$1658
56.4K
Frankston
$1707
37.3K
Berwick
$1716
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1756
54.7K

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1288
9.21M
Tijuana
$1184
1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
1.93M
Zapopan
$1217
1.48M
Monterrey
$1415
1.14M
Ciudad Juarez
$1126
1.32M
Leon
$812
1.58M
Guadalajara
$1035
1.46M
Puebla
$1066
1.43M
Saltillo
$927
864K
Aguascalientes
$818
934K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
1.08M
Mexicali
$1054
1.03M
Chihuahua
$1010
878K
Naucalpan
$905
872K
Morelia
$765
963K
Culiacan
$795
808K
San Luis Potosi
$984
773K
Cancun
$1291
889K
Queretaro
$996
626K
Merida
$1128
892K
Tlaquepaque
$785
664K
Hermosillo
$914
856K
Torreon
$773
717K
Acapulco
$846
673K
Ensenada
$1027
557K
Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
531K
Tlalnepantla
$887
653K
Reynosa
$910
589K
Apodaca
$975
523K