Brisbane vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
90
😀 Quality of life
97
68
🏙️ Population
2.36M
9.21M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 109% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 781st and 4630th ($2491 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 15th and 3360th 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
$14
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709