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Mexico City vs. Christchurch Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 17.0% cheaper than Christchurch.

Restaurants: pay 25.1% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 0.7% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 40.6% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 37.2% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 7.7% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.9% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 9.2% more in Mexico City

Expenses including transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Christchurch Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Christchurch, you would:

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pay 25.1% less for restaurants

	Christchurch	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.15 NZ$27.96	$10.86 MX$197.31	-32.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.52 NZ$16.48	$8.82 MX$160.32	-7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 NZ$3.92	$1.73 MX$31.47	-23.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 NZ$3.56	$1.30 MX$23.70	-36.7%
Average			-25.1%

Christchurch vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

	Christchurch	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NZ$3.04	$2.63 MX$47.71	+49.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$5.04 MX$91.60	+25.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 NZ$11.33	$6.54 MX$118.83	-0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.10 NZ$10.56	$2.61 MX$47.38	-57.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 NZ$7.37	$3.80 MX$69.15	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.25 NZ$2.17	$1.37 MX$24.88	+9.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.88	$0.80 MX$14.54	-26.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 NZ$2.26	$0.97 MX$17.69	-25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 NZ$3.44	$0.91 MX$16.47	-54.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 NZ$1.21	$0.96 MX$17.42	+36.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.99 MX$18.07	+45.8%
Average			-0.7%

Christchurch vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.6% less for transportation

	Christchurch	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.06 NZ$10.49	$5.14 MX$93.37	-15.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.13 NZ$69.47	$19.54 MX$355.17	-51.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,961.84 NZ$44,940.03	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	-22.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.44 NZ$28.46	$4.42 MX$80.42	-73.1%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 37.2% less for housing

	Christchurch	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.19 NZ$86.88	$30.93 MX$562.20	-38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,413.48 NZ$2,446.73	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$971.55 NZ$1,681.76	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	-30.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.85 NZ$148.61	$37.36 MX$679.03	-56.5%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 7.7% less for childcare

	Christchurch	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$612.99 NZ$1,061.08	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	-29.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,525.11 NZ$16,488.00	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	+14.4%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Christchurch	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$3.26 MX$59.19	-50.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 NZ$5.82	$3.81 MX$69.31	+13.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.65 NZ$40.95	$4.34 MX$78.93	-81.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 NZ$57.70	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	+75.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.96 NZ$18.97	$6.51 MX$118.39	-40.6%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 9.2% more for clothing

	Christchurch	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.06 NZ$102.24	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	+3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.79 NZ$65.41	$48.08 MX$873.77	+27.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.87 NZ$157.29	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	+16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.08 NZ$213.05	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	-9.9%
Average			+9.2%

Christchurch vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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