Canberra vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2019
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4571
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$519
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3565
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
92
😀 Quality of life
86
72
🏙️ Population
381K
9.21M

The cost of living in Canberra is 52% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1949th and 4418th ($2019 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 5th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 413th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.5
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.6
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1543
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.01%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7420
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4762
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.8
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1751
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13305
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1678
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1580
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1568
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1364
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1599
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2292
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1888
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2640
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2181
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1667
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1747
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1662
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1839
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1813
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1725
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1706
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1736
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1674
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1681
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1362
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2308
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1768
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1728
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1738
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1673
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2058
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1464
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1184
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1771
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1718
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1786
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1660
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2471
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2127
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1639

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030