Mexico City vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$663
$1400
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$2268
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$2523
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
17
😀 Quality of life
66
85
🏙️ Population
9.21M
419K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 42% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4206th and 1237th ($1288 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Wellington. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 4184th and 293rd 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
$10.1
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$7.23
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$13015

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

Cities near Wellington

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1777
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1744
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1679
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1579
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1230
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1365
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1500
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1454
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1113
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1346
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1207
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1800
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1563
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1200
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1701
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1524
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1754
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1842
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1643
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1994
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1960
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2279
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1885
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1664
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1398
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1388
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1925
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1597