Brisbane vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
90
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
2.36M
9.21M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 83% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 930th and 4206th ($2356 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 18th and 4184th 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
$13.8
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$10204

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881