Mexico City vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$721
$1431
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$2096
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$3927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
72
98
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.14M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 43% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4418th and 1191st ($1331 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Mexico and Australia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 3317th and 12th 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
$12
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$8.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$58
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$13377

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$1701
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2051
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1853
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$1857
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$531
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$489
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$402
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$834
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$588
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$440
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$384
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$409
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$470
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$447
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$457
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$512
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$513
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$456
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$445
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$413
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1736