Melbourne vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5563
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1336
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2266
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$338
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3776
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
98
66
🏙️ Population
4.53M
9.21M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 83% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 933rd and 4206th ($2356 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th 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 Melbourne compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 2nd and 4184th 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
$14.4
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2874
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8760
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7587
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1612
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18868
$10204

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881