Melbourne vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
100
73
🏙️ Population
5.35M
9.21M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 72% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 829th and 4074th ($2543 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Australia and Mexico, respectively. Check Australia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 1st and 2482nd 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
$15.5
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$13182

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005