Mexico City vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$4295
🏠 One person rent
$792
$1243
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$1875
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$3056
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
18
😀 Quality of life
73
84
🏙️ Population
9.21M
216K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 26% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4074th and 2013th ($1475 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 1.5 months in Wellington. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 2482nd and 485th 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
$11.6
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$7.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$13757

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005

Cities near Wellington

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1869
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1803
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1751
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1709
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1248
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1440
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1395
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1469
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1400
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1503
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1653
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1705
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1475
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1259
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1424
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1647
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1660
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1800
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1530
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1553
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1752
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2100
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1745
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1567
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1507
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1239
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$2232
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1844