Cost of living comparison

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Dunedin vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Dunedin is 53.2% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants
pay 35.6% more in Dunedin
Groceries
pay 29.4% more in Dunedin
Transportation
pay 2.3 times more in Dunedin
Housing
pay 38.8% more in Dunedin
Childcare
pay 30.0% more in Dunedin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Dunedin
Clothing
pay 4.6% less in Dunedin

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, childcare, and groceries in Dunedin are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Dunedin.

Dunedin vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

pay 35.6% more for restaurants

 
Mexico City
Dunedin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.86
MX$195.57
$14.42
NZ$24.85
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.82
MX$158.90
$11.54
NZ$19.88
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.73
MX$31.20
$2.02
NZ$3.48
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pay 29.4% more for groceries

 
Mexico City
Dunedin
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.63
MX$47.29
$1.94
NZ$3.34
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.04
MX$90.79
$4.12
NZ$7.10
Milk (1 gallon) $6.54
MX$117.78
$7.20
NZ$12.40
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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

 
Mexico City
Dunedin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.14
MX$92.54
$6.12
NZ$10.55
Monthly public transit pass $19.54
MX$352.03
$69.23
NZ$119.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,030.45
MX$360,826.57
$19,038.68
NZ$32,802.72
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pay 38.8% more for housing

 
Mexico City
Dunedin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $30.93
MX$557.23
$52.04
NZ$89.66
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,079.15
MX$19,439.65
$852.70
NZ$1,469.16
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $677.25
MX$12,199.84
$738.47
NZ$1,272.35
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pay 30.0% more for childcare

 
Mexico City
Dunedin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $430.39
MX$7,752.95
$559.62
NZ$964.20
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,897.53
MX$196,307.02
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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico City
Dunedin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.26
MX$58.67
$6.92
NZ$11.93
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.81
MX$68.70
$3.21
NZ$5.53
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.34
MX$78.23
$23.08
NZ$39.76
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pay 4.6% less for clothing

 
Mexico City
Dunedin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $60.95
MX$1,097.86
$67.79
NZ$116.80
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $48.08
MX$866.05
$33.65
NZ$57.98
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $105.72
MX$1,904.43
$90.87
NZ$156.56
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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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