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New Plymouth vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

New Plymouth is 51.6% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 21.4% more in New Plymouth
Groceries: pay 13.2% more in New Plymouth
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in New Plymouth
Housing: pay 22.2% more in New Plymouth
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in New Plymouth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.5% more in New Plymouth
Clothing: pay 27.1% less in New Plymouth

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

New Plymouth vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Plymouth instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 21.4% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	New Plymouth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$12.40 NZ$21.47	+14.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$8.65 NZ$14.98	-1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$2.17 NZ$3.76	+25.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$1.92 NZ$3.33	+47.5%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

	Mexico City	New Plymouth
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.27 NZ$2.19	-51.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$2.76 NZ$4.78	-45.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$5.42 NZ$9.38	-17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$5.58 NZ$9.66	+114.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$3.40 NZ$5.89	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$0.92 NZ$1.59	-33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.87 NZ$1.51	+9.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$1.21 NZ$2.10	+24.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$2.87 NZ$4.96	+216.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.71 NZ$1.22	-26.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.65 NZ$1.13	-34.3%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	New Plymouth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$6.11 NZ$10.57	+18.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	+15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+356.4%
Average			+130.1%

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pay 22.2% more for housing

	Mexico City	New Plymouth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$38.94 NZ$67.41	+25.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$696.16 NZ$1,205.06	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$644.24 NZ$1,115.18	-4.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$75.96 NZ$131.48	+103.3%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Mexico City	New Plymouth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	+111.8%
Average			+111.8%

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pay 89.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	New Plymouth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$5.05 NZ$8.74	+55.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$3.51 NZ$6.08	-8.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+365.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$43.27 NZ$74.90	-26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$10.53 NZ$18.23	+61.6%
Average			+89.5%

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pay 27.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	New Plymouth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$59.14 NZ$102.36	-3.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$34.62 NZ$59.92	-28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$69.23 NZ$119.84	-34.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$63.46 NZ$109.85	-42.8%
Average			-27.1%

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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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