Cost of living comparison

New Zealand

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Tampico vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Tampico is 20.3% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 54.3% less in Tampico
Groceries: pay 2.6% less in Tampico
Transportation: pay 4.3% more in Tampico
Housing: pay 50.9% less in Tampico
Childcare: pay 49.0% less in Tampico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.1% less in Tampico
Clothing: pay 39.5% more in Tampico

The cost of clothing and transportation in Tampico are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Tampico.

Tampico vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tampico instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 54.3% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Tampico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.34	$7.46 MX$133.33	-48.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.22	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.32	$1.09 MX$19.39	-55.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.47	$0.81 MX$14.54	-58.8%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 2.6% less for groceries

	Wellington	Tampico
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.47	$4.09 MX$73.05	+106.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.07	$2.44 MX$43.63	-39.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.93	$5.48 MX$97.88	-19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.90	$4.02 MX$71.75	-40.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.38	$4.56 MX$81.37	-4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.39	$1.53 MX$27.27	+12.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.78	$0.52 MX$9.24	-48.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.34	$0.94 MX$16.71	-29.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.07	$0.98 MX$17.59	-57.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.58	$0.96 MX$17.15	+7.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.19	$1.26 MX$22.43	+85.2%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 4.3% more for transportation

	Wellington	Tampico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.79	$5.23 MX$93.40	-14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$192.58	$27.14 MX$484.83	-75.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,733.34	$43,425.91 MX$776K	+39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.57	$24.43 MX$436.35	+67.9%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 50.9% less for housing

	Wellington	Tampico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$85.65	$23.52 MX$420.19	-51.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,179.50	$515.69 MX$9,211.76	-58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,931.43	$379.98 MX$6,787.61	-65.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$192.14	$78.87 MX$1,408.86	-27.9%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 49.0% less for childcare

	Wellington	Tampico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,350.09	$271.42 MX$4,848.29	-64.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,454.12	$8,142.46 MX$145K	-33.3%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Tampico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.66	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.22	$3.26 MX$58.18	-8.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$45.10	$4.78 MX$85.33	-81.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.95	$43.06 MX$769.26	+26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.27	$5.43 MX$96.97	-53.0%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 39.5% more for clothing

	Wellington	Tampico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$121.76	$74.55 MX$1,331.66	+7.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.93	$65.14 MX$1,163.59	+39.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$199.06	$162.85 MX$2,908.98	+43.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$256.90	$244.27 MX$4,363.46	+67.0%
Average			+39.5%

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