Melbourne vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
100
72
🏙️ Population
5.35M
9.21M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 75% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 893rd and 4274th ($2496 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 1st and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Mexico City

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Melbourne Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$11420

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023