Mexico City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$792	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	73	100
🏙️ Population	9.21M	5.45M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 48% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4074th and 370th ($1475 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mexico and Australia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2482nd and 2nd 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	$11.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863