Mexico City vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mexico City	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1428	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3399	$4310
🏠 One person rent	$774	$1265
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$1894
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1028	$3197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	18
😀 Quality of life	72	85
🏙️ Population	9.21M	216K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 30% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4274th and 1932nd ($1428 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Mexico and New Zealand, respectively. Check Mexico vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 3354th and 484th 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	$11.7	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1886	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1143	$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3740	$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2224	$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.92	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.3	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11420	$13419

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$975
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$917
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$934
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$986
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$907
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1032
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$771
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$987
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$981
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$1004
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1241
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$950
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$926
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$803
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$928
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$926
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$944
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$846
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$670
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$962
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$910
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1023

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1788
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1325
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1359
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1533
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1528
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1518
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1605
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1787
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1393
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1474
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1696
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1740
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1894
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1646
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1778
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2156
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1623
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1579
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1261
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2303
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1865