Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 41.7% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.42
|
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.39
|
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.95
|
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.61
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.61
|
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.50
|
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.90
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.39
|
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.84
|
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.45
|
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.57
|
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
|
pay 49.7% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.83
|
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$162.13
|
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$47,366.61
|
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.69
|
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
|
pay 58.7% less for housing
Wellington
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$97.70
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,700.82
|
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,377.17
|
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$226.20
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Mexico City
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,415.84
|
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,463.74
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.71
|
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.78
|
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.45
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$70.25
|
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.29
|
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
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pay 21.8% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$133.46
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$80.04
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$182.64
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$215.82
|
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
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