Mexico City vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$4283
🏠 One person rent
$721
$1132
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$2002
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$521
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
17
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
9.21M
216K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 29% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4418th and 2432nd ($1331 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.8 months in Wellington. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 3317th and 358th 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
$12
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$12047

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

Cities near Wellington

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1838
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1743
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1709
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1612
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1254
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1252
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1379
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1396
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1425
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1480
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1237
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1493
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1638
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1423
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1312
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1383
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1612
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1678
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1847
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1499
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1678
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1716
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$1961
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1675
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1536
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1461
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1250
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$2086
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1811