Cost of living comparison

Auckland, New Zealand

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Auckland Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 38.9% cheaper than Auckland.

Restaurants: pay 42.8% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 20.8% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 57.0% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 49.8% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 50.5% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.9% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 16.5% less in Mexico City

Expenses including transportation, childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Auckland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Auckland, you would:

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pay 42.8% less for restaurants

	Auckland	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$24.81	$9.93 MX$188.24	-33.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 NZ$15.88	$7.45 MX$141.18	-22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 NZ$3.70	$1.08 MX$20.46	-51.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 NZ$3.59	$0.77 MX$14.65	-64.2%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 20.8% less for groceries

	Auckland	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 NZ$3.34	$2.45 MX$46.49	+21.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 NZ$7.10	$4.87 MX$92.27	+13.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.62 NZ$11.01	$5.51 MX$104.42	-16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.78 NZ$11.27	$2.18 MX$41.38	-67.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 NZ$7.32	$3.57 MX$67.70	-18.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 NZ$2.15	$1.22 MX$23.16	-5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NZ$1.66	$0.67 MX$12.69	-33.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NZ$2.28	$0.80 MX$15.15	-41.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.41 NZ$4.00	$0.83 MX$15.69	-65.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 NZ$1.69	$0.85 MX$16.13	-16.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.36	$0.83 MX$15.69	+1.2%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 57.0% less for transportation

	Auckland	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 NZ$10.83	$4.64 MX$87.92	-28.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$128.40 NZ$213.36	$17.87 MX$338.84	-86.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,173.26 NZ$45,152.26	$18,615.02 MX$352,957.49	-31.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.11 NZ$31.76	$3.47 MX$65.89	-81.8%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 49.8% less for housing

	Auckland	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.85 NZ$81.17	$24.38 MX$462.25	-50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,260.04 NZ$2,093.73	$893.52 MX$16,941.96	-29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,101.04 NZ$1,829.53	$544.24 MX$10,319.19	-50.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.97 NZ$164.46	$30.31 MX$574.73	-69.4%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

	Auckland	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$924.23 NZ$1,535.74	$381.33 MX$7,230.28	-58.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,624.16 NZ$24,300.13	$8,426.99 MX$159,783.30	-42.4%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Auckland	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$11.91	$2.73 MX$51.77	-61.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NZ$5.57	$3.01 MX$57.00	-10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.89 NZ$39.69	$3.92 MX$74.36	-83.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.93 NZ$61.36	$53.69 MX$1,017.96	+45.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.74 NZ$22.82	$4.96 MX$94.12	-63.9%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 16.5% less for clothing

	Auckland	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.45 NZ$118.73	$56.36 MX$1,068.55	-21.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.51 NZ$78.94	$41.06 MX$778.52	-13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.82 NZ$164.20	$91.99 MX$1,744.26	-6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.65 NZ$202.15	$91.93 MX$1,743.06	-24.4%
Average			-16.5%

Auckland vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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