Gold Coast vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
49
90
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
608K
9.21M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 93% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1120th and 4630th ($2300 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 209th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Mexico City

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Gold Coast Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$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
$5.09
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2491
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1877
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1754
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1635
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1289
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1689
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1615
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1833
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1514
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1815
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2286
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1997
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1732
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2801
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2472
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1674
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1500
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1532
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1748
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2393
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1746
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1303
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1717
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1816
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1397
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1829
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1822
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1805
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1800
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2397
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1758
1344 km or 835 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