Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.6 times more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Wellington
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$136.75
|
$13.79
NZ$23.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$111.40
|
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.57
|
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.07
|
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
|
pay 86.0% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.84
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.29
|
$5.07
NZ$8.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.68
|
$7.36
NZ$12.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.50
|
$4.65
NZ$7.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.09
|
$4.79
NZ$8.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.55
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.43
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.15
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.95
|
$2.62
NZ$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.59
|
$1.04
NZ$1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.93
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Mexico
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.06
|
$6.96
NZ$11.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$352.41
|
$95.46
NZ$160.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$318,172.26
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,876.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$201.47
|
$16.89
NZ$28.39
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Mexico
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$517.87
|
$57.53
NZ$96.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,188.67
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,672.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,931.32
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,352.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$790.25
|
$133.18
NZ$223.85
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Mexico
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,483.80
|
$833.64
NZ$1,401.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,520.99
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,241.51
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.38
|
$6.89
NZ$11.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.18
|
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$60.94
|
$23.82
NZ$40.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$587.43
|
$41.36
NZ$69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.41
|
$12.54
NZ$21.07
|
|
pay 55.6% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$762.98
|
$78.58
NZ$132.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$592.89
|
$47.12
NZ$79.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,396.92
|
$107.54
NZ$180.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,200.45
|
$127.08
NZ$213.59
|
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