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Nelson BC vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Nelson BC is 55.1% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 21.0% more in Nelson BC
Groceries: pay 20.4% more in Nelson BC
Transportation: pay 90.8% more in Nelson BC
Housing: pay 94.8% more in Nelson BC
Childcare: pay 96.7% more in Nelson BC
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.0% more in Nelson BC
Clothing: pay 10.7% less in Nelson BC

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

Nelson BC vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nelson BC instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 21.0% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Nelson BC
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$14.35 CA$19.85	+32.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$8.97 CA$12.40	+1.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$2.08 CA$2.87	+20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$1.70 CA$2.35	+30.2%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 20.4% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Nelson BC
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$3.02 CA$4.17	+14.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$5.14 CA$7.10	+1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$7.44 CA$10.29	+13.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$3.64 CA$5.03	+39.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$6.12 CA$8.46	+60.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.42 CA$1.97	+3.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.29 CA$0.40	-64.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.72 CA$0.99	-26.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$1.97 CA$2.72	+117.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$1.31 CA$1.81	+36.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$1.25 CA$1.73	+25.9%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 90.8% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Nelson BC
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.52 CA$6.25	-12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$32.29 CA$44.65	+65.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	+21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$17.18 CA$23.76	+288.3%
Average			+90.8%

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pay 94.8% more for housing

	Mexico City	Nelson BC
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$57.41 CA$79.39	+85.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$1,363.42 CA$1,885.41	+26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$1,148.14 CA$1,587.71	+69.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$111.30 CA$153.91	+197.9%
Average			+94.8%

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pay 96.7% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Nelson BC
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$1,040.51 CA$1,438.86	+141.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$16,504.56 CA$22,823.34	+51.5%
Average			+96.7%

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pay 73.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Nelson BC
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$5.02 CA$6.95	+54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$3.95 CA$5.46	+3.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$14.35 CA$19.85	+230.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$58.84 CA$81.37	+0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$11.48 CA$15.88	+76.3%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 10.7% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Nelson BC
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$50.23 CA$69.46	-17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$40.66 CA$56.23	-15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$84.52 CA$116.87	-20.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$122.59 CA$169.52	+10.5%
Average			-10.7%

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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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