Mexico City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$663
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$3743
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
99
😀 Quality of life
66
98
🏙️ Population
9.21M
4.84M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 53% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4206th and 318th ($1288 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Mexico and Australia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4184th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Sydney

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Mexico City Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$6.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$17934

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816