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Mexico City vs. North Shore Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 18.4% cheaper than North Shore.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 2.7% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 42.1% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 27.3% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 35.5% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 7.9% more in Mexico City

The cost of clothing and groceries in Mexico City are more expensive than in North Shore. Expenses including transportation, childcare, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. North Shore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.9% less for restaurants

	North Shore	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$10.86 MX$197.31	-24.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 NZ$14.98	$8.82 MX$160.32	+1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 NZ$3.75	$1.73 MX$31.47	-20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 NZ$3.80	$1.30 MX$23.70	-40.6%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 2.7% more for groceries

	North Shore	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.45 NZ$2.51	$2.63 MX$47.71	+80.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 NZ$6.94	$5.04 MX$91.60	+25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.37 NZ$11.03	$6.54 MX$118.83	+2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.71 NZ$9.88	$2.61 MX$47.38	-54.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.18 NZ$7.23	$3.80 MX$69.15	-8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 NZ$2.10	$1.37 MX$24.88	+12.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 NZ$1.63	$0.80 MX$14.54	-15.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NZ$2.40	$0.97 MX$17.69	-29.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.04 NZ$3.54	$0.91 MX$16.47	-55.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 NZ$1.39	$0.96 MX$17.42	+19.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 NZ$1.13	$0.99 MX$18.07	+52.2%
Average			+2.7%

North Shore vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.1% less for transportation

	North Shore	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 NZ$10.57	$5.14 MX$93.37	-15.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.02 NZ$107.36	$19.54 MX$355.17	-68.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	-13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.27 NZ$26.42	$4.42 MX$80.42	-71.0%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 27.3% less for housing

	North Shore	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.52 NZ$83.99	$30.93 MX$562.20	-36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,013.76 NZ$1,754.82	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$764.53 NZ$1,323.40	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	-11.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$117.26 NZ$202.98	$37.36 MX$679.03	-68.1%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 35.5% less for childcare

	North Shore	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$878.54 NZ$1,520.75	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	-51.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,628.73 NZ$23,591.37	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	-20.0%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports

	North Shore	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.92 NZ$11.98	$3.26 MX$59.19	-53.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 NZ$5.99	$3.81 MX$69.31	+10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.23 NZ$41.94	$4.34 MX$78.93	-82.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.69 NZ$47.94	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	+111.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.85 NZ$23.97	$6.51 MX$118.39	-53.0%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 7.9% more for clothing

	North Shore	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.87 NZ$117.48	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	-10.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.94 NZ$67.41	$48.08 MX$873.77	+23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.39 NZ$156.46	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	+17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	+1.2%
Average			+7.9%

North Shore vs. Mexico City - 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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