Mexico City vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$792	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$4370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	73	96
🏙️ Population	9.21M	2.14M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 42% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4074th and 791st ($1475 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Mexico and Australia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 2482nd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Perth

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	Mexico City	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$17749

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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

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913