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Lower Hutt vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Lower Hutt is 54.4% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 35.4% more in Lower Hutt
Groceries: pay 27.3% more in Lower Hutt
Transportation: pay 87.9% more in Lower Hutt
Housing: pay 85.0% more in Lower Hutt
Childcare: pay 33.4% more in Lower Hutt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.4% more in Lower Hutt
Clothing: pay 16.7% more in Lower Hutt

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

Lower Hutt vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lower Hutt instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 35.4% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Lower Hutt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+32.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$10.30 NZ$17.83	+16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$2.25 NZ$3.89	+29.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$2.12 NZ$3.66	+62.2%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 27.3% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Lower Hutt
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-24.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$4.02 NZ$6.96	-20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$6.79 NZ$11.75	+3.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+159.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$3.99 NZ$6.91	+4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.24 NZ$2.15	-9.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.92 NZ$1.59	+14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$1.33 NZ$2.30	+36.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+155.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.91 NZ$1.58	-4.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.84 NZ$1.45	-15.8%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 87.9% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Lower Hutt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$6.14 NZ$10.63	+19.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$28.85 NZ$49.93	+47.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	+55.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$14.55 NZ$25.19	+228.9%
Average			+87.9%

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pay 85.0% more for housing

	Mexico City	Lower Hutt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$48.75 NZ$84.39	+57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$1,442.32 NZ$2,496.67	+33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$1,057.70 NZ$1,830.89	+56.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$109.37 NZ$189.31	+192.7%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 33.4% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Lower Hutt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$692.32 NZ$1,198.40	+60.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$11,538.60 NZ$19,973.35	+5.9%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 95.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Lower Hutt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+103.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$3.46 NZ$5.99	-9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$19.62 NZ$33.95	+351.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$41.83 NZ$72.40	-28.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$10.38 NZ$17.98	+59.4%
Average			+95.4%

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pay 16.7% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Lower Hutt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$69.31 NZ$119.97	+13.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$54.81 NZ$94.87	+14.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$113.30 NZ$196.13	+7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+31.8%
Average			+16.7%

Mexico City vs. Lower Hutt - 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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