Mexico City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$603	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	67	100
🏙️ Population	9.21M	4.84M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 54% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4604th and 745th ($1160 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3470th 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	$11.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$17957

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683