Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

New Zealand

North Shore vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

North Shore is 60.6% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% more in North Shore
Groceries: pay 16.8% more in North Shore
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in North Shore
Housing: pay 69.4% more in North Shore
Childcare: pay 64.6% more in North Shore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in North Shore
Clothing: pay 5.8% less in North Shore

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

North Shore vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Shore instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 31.1% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	North Shore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$193.93	$14.42 NZ$25.34	+32.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$157.57	$8.65 NZ$15.20	-1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.93	$2.17 NZ$3.80	+25.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.29	$2.20 NZ$3.86	+68.3%
Average			+31.1%

Mexico City vs. North Shore - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.8% more for groceries

	Mexico City	North Shore
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$46.90	$1.45 NZ$2.55	-44.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.03	$4.01 NZ$7.04	-20.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$116.80	$6.37 NZ$11.19	-2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.57	$5.71 NZ$10.03	+119.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$67.96	$4.18 NZ$7.33	+9.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.46	$1.22 NZ$2.14	-11.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.29	$0.94 NZ$1.65	+17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.39	$1.38 NZ$2.43	+42.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.19	$2.04 NZ$3.59	+125.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.12	$0.81 NZ$1.42	-16.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.76	$0.65 NZ$1.15	-34.3%
Average			+16.8%

Mexico City vs. North Shore - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	North Shore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$91.77	$6.10 NZ$10.72	+18.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$349.08	$62.02 NZ$108.96	+217.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$358K	$23,077.19 NZ$40,543.21	+15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.04	$15.27 NZ$26.82	+245.0%
Average			+124.1%

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pay 69.4% more for housing

	Mexico City	North Shore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$552.56	$48.52 NZ$85.25	+56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,276.81	$1,013.76 NZ$1,781.03	-6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,097.64	$764.53 NZ$1,343.16	+12.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$667.39	$117.26 NZ$206.01	+213.9%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 64.6% more for childcare

	Mexico City	North Shore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,688.01	$878.54 NZ$1,543.46	+104.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$195K	$13,628.73 NZ$23,943.66	+25.1%
Average			+64.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	North Shore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.18	$6.92 NZ$12.16	+112.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.12	$3.46 NZ$6.08	-9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.57	$24.23 NZ$42.57	+458.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,044.00	$27.69 NZ$48.65	-52.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$116.36	$13.85 NZ$24.33	+112.6%
Average			+124.3%

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pay 5.8% less for clothing

	Mexico City	North Shore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,088.66	$67.87 NZ$119.23	+11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$858.79	$38.94 NZ$68.42	-19.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,888.48	$90.39 NZ$158.79	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,981.19	$109.62 NZ$192.58	-1.2%
Average			-5.8%

Mexico City vs. North Shore - Cost of clothing

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