Mexico City vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$4982
🏠 One person rent
$611
$1407
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$2429
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$2869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
17
😀 Quality of life
68
84
🏙️ Population
9.21M
216K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 47% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4630th and 1293rd ($1190 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Mexico and New Zealand, respectively. Check Mexico vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 3360th and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Wellington

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Mexico City Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$7.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$81
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$13500

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

Cities near Wellington

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1866
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1844
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1784
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1729
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1406
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1334
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1318
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1640
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1573
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1205
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1447
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1403
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1981
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1569
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1274
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1671
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1654
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1791
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1879
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1634
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1939
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1848
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2205
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1861
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1916
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1463
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1531
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1928
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1700