Canberra vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2393
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5235
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1495
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2245
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3763
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
90
😀 Quality of life
83
68
🏙️ Population
381K
9.21M

The cost of living in Canberra is 101% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 929th and 4630th ($2393 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 393rd and 3360th 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
$20.1
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.85
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.11
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1584
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1831
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7663
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5992
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$87
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15472
$8550

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$1748
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$1628
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1532
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1674
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1500
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1732
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2472
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1997
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2801
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2286
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1746
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1815
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1717
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1833
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1829
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1805
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1800
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1876
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1738
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1758
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1397
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2397
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1822
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1799
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1795
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1757
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1892
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1357
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1289
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1816
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1697
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1900
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1798
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1958
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2265
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1635

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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