Brisbane vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
97
73
🏙️ Population
2.71M
9.21M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 58% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1241st and 4074th ($2323 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 3rd and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Mexico City

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Brisbane Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1825
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1992
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2530
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005