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New Rochelle vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

New Rochelle is 2.2 times more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 46.1% more in New Rochelle
Groceries: pay 64.4% more in New Rochelle
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in New Rochelle
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in New Rochelle
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in New Rochelle
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in New Rochelle
Clothing: pay 10.1% less in New Rochelle

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

New Rochelle vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.1% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	New Rochelle
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$18.00	+65.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$13.00	+47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$2.33	+34.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$1.78	+36.5%
Average			+46.1%

Mexico City vs. New Rochelle - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.4% more for groceries

	Mexico City	New Rochelle
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$4.25	+61.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$6.24	+23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$4.83	-26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$5.33	+104.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$5.62	+47.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$2.87	+109.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$1.29	+61.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$2.00	+105.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$2.00	+120.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$1.41	+47.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$1.51	+51.9%
Average			+64.4%

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	New Rochelle
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$3.33	-35.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$130.00	+565.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$35,911.24	+79.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$19.40	+338.6%
Average			+237.0%

Mexico City vs. New Rochelle - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Mexico City	New Rochelle
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$63.75	+106.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$3,012.50	+179.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$2,000.00	+195.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$152.94	+309.4%
Average			+197.5%

Mexico City vs. New Rochelle - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Mexico City	New Rochelle
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$1,750.00	+306.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$16,000.00	+46.8%
Average			+176.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	New Rochelle
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$7.00	+114.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$5.91	+54.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$15.00	+245.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$35.00	-40.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$18.00	+176.3%
Average			+110.3%

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pay 10.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	New Rochelle
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$55.00	-9.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$36.33	-24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$77.50	-26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$133.75	+20.6%
Average			-10.1%

Mexico City vs. New Rochelle - 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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