Mexico City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$6767
🏠 One person rent
$611
$1663
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$3057
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$4399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
99
😀 Quality of life
68
99
🏙️ Population
9.21M
4.84M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 58% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4630th and 312th ($1190 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3360th and 4th 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
$10.3
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$7.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$18951

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2286
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2472
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1997
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1732
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1532
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1833
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1674
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1748
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1500
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2393
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1815
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1289
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1746
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1717
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1958
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1829
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2300
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2141
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1805
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1800
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1397
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1635
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1876
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1877
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1738
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1758
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2397
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1822
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1799
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1795
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2491
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1757
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1925
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1892
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1357
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1754