Canberra vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$792
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$447
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1122
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	93
😀 Quality of life	85	73
🏙️ Population	381K	9.21M

The cost of living in Canberra is 53% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1373rd and 4074th ($2258 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 4th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 438th and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Mexico City

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	Canberra	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$13182

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

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