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San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

San Cristobal de Las Casas is 46.5% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 45.2% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Groceries: pay 16.8% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Transportation: pay 18.2% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Housing: pay 68.1% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Childcare: pay 76.2% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.8% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Clothing: pay 48.5% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in San Cristobal de Las Casas.

San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Cristobal de Las Casas instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 45.2% less for restaurants

	Wellington	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.06	$5.42 MX$97.66	-62.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.04	$5.96 MX$107.43	-35.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.27	$1.62 MX$29.30	-33.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$1.01 MX$18.23	-48.9%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 16.8% less for groceries

	Wellington	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.43	$3.52 MX$63.48	+78.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.99	$3.25 MX$58.60	-19.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.79	$5.44 MX$98.05	-19.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.77	$2.30 MX$41.54	-66.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.29	$1.87 MX$33.67	-60.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.51 MX$27.32	+11.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$0.92 MX$16.54	-9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.31	$0.98 MX$17.72	-26.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.02	$0.64 MX$11.52	-72.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.74 MX$13.29	-17.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.80 MX$14.40	+17.7%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 18.2% less for transportation

	Wellington	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.67	$5.09 MX$91.81	-17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$190.44	$27.08 MX$488.31	-75.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,124.77	$16,246.25 MX$292,984.93	-47.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.28	$24.37 MX$439.48	+67.5%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 68.1% less for housing

	Wellington	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.70	$20.01 MX$360.86	-59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,155.27	$433.23 MX$7,812.93	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,909.96	$311.39 MX$5,615.54	-71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.00	$25.60 MX$461.67	-76.6%
Average			-68.1%

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pay 76.2% less for childcare

	Wellington	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,335.08	$203.08 MX$3,662.31	-73.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,215.57	$2,599.40 MX$46,877.59	-78.7%
Average			-76.2%

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pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.53	$2.71 MX$48.83	-59.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.15	$2.26 MX$40.69	-36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.60	$1.90 MX$34.18	-92.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.28	$22.34 MX$402.85	-34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.05	$6.77 MX$122.08	-41.3%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 48.5% less for clothing

	Wellington	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.41	$18.95 MX$341.82	-72.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.02	$27.08 MX$488.31	-41.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.84	$94.77 MX$1,709.08	-16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.05	$54.15 MX$976.62	-63.0%
Average			-48.5%

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