Cost of living comparison

 Acapulco, Mexico
compared to
 Canberra, Australia
Canberra vs. Acapulco Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 3.1 times more expensive than Acapulco.

Restaurants
pay 67.8% more in Canberra
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Canberra
Transportation
pay 10.6% more in Canberra
Housing
pay 6.0 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.5 times more in Canberra
Clothing
pay 5.3 times more in Canberra

The cost of housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Canberra are more expensive than in Acapulco. Notably, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Canberra.

Canberra vs. Acapulco Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of Acapulco, you would:

pay 67.8% more for restaurants

 
Acapulco
Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.93
MX$202.34
$19.77
A$31.38
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.19
MX$166.93
$9.89
A$15.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.85
MX$37.76
$2.76
A$4.39

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Acapulco
Canberra
Bread
1 loaf
?? $2.59
A$4.10
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.24
MX$25.29
$5.39
A$8.56
Milk (1 gallon) $2.82
MX$57.45
$6.59
A$10.46

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pay 10.6% more for transportation

 
Acapulco
Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.59
MX$93.50
$5.07
A$8.05
Monthly public transit pass ?? $118.63
A$188.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $29,276.08
A$46,462.61

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pay 6.0 times more for housing

 
Acapulco
Canberra
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.82
MX$505.86
$65.39
A$103.78
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $455.03
MX$9,274.09
$1,783.31
A$2,830.20
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $257.96
MX$5,257.57
$1,413.05
A$2,242.57

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Acapulco
Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $1,847.17
A$2,931.55
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $14,503.36
A$23,017.56

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Acapulco
Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.02
MX$61.51
$7.25
A$11.51
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.42
MX$28.93
$3.68
A$5.84
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $26.36
A$41.84

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pay 5.3 times more for clothing

 
Acapulco
Canberra
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$14.89
MX$303.52
$86.77
A$137.71
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$14.89
MX$303.52
$72.18
A$114.56
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $119.51
A$189.67

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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