Gold Coast vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2297
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5159
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1480
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$2387
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3044
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
49
92
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
608K
9.21M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 73% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1270th and 4418th ($2297 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 255th and 3317th 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
$18
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$97.5
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.47
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1640
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2559
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2014
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4115
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.8
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.32
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.2
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.3
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2150
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7100
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2065
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$2471
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1662
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1798
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1710
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1639
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1595
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1503
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1839
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1482
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1747
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2181
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1888
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1599
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2640
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2292
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1568
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1364
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1580
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1678
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2019
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1667
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1683
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1662
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1771
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1362
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1813
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1768
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1725
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1706
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2308
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1681
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1736

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