Cost of living comparison

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Wellington vs. Irapuato Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 3.0 times more expensive than Irapuato.

Restaurants: pay 77.5% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 84.3% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 67.2% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 38.9% more in Wellington

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Wellington are more expensive than in Irapuato. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Irapuato Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Irapuato, you would:

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pay 77.5% more for restaurants

	Irapuato	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$14.93 NZ$26.61	+50.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.94 MX$184.35	$8.96 NZ$15.96	+0.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 MX$24.32	$2.57 NZ$4.59	+118.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MX$18.43	$2.15 NZ$3.84	+141.1%
Average			+77.5%

Irapuato vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 84.3% more for groceries

	Irapuato	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 MX$48.00	$1.96 NZ$3.50	-15.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 MX$98.56	$4.15 NZ$7.39	-13.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.83 MX$120.18	$6.98 NZ$12.44	+19.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 MX$39.94	$6.84 NZ$12.19	+253.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.37 MX$90.20	$5.06 NZ$9.02	+15.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.14 MX$23.54	$1.40 NZ$2.49	+22.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 MX$10.20	$1.09 NZ$1.94	+120.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 MX$14.25	$1.48 NZ$2.63	+113.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MX$11.77	$2.61 NZ$4.65	+357.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 MX$15.95	$1.01 NZ$1.81	+31.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 MX$14.25	$0.84 NZ$1.49	+21.4%
Average			+84.3%

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pay 67.2% more for transportation

	Irapuato	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MX$89.19	$6.42 NZ$11.44	+48.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$127.57 NZ$227.33
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,901.45 MX$266,174.94	$34,339.84 NZ$61,195.48	+166.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.99 MX$433.12	$18.22 NZ$32.46	-13.2%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Irapuato	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.81 MX$408.63	$54.27 NZ$96.71	+174.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$173.74 MX$3,584.50	$1,487.35 NZ$2,650.53	+756.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$156.37 MX$3,226.05	$1,335.17 NZ$2,379.35	+753.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.94 MX$700.14	$134.11 NZ$238.99	+295.2%
Average			+494.8%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Irapuato	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.96 MX$2,970.02	$871.44 NZ$1,552.95	+505.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,549.26 MX$73,226.27	$12,649.75 NZ$22,542.55	+256.4%
Average			+380.9%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Irapuato	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MX$48.65	$7.17 NZ$12.77	+203.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 MX$56.33	$3.41 NZ$6.08	+25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.72 MX$76.81	$24.46 NZ$43.58	+556.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.89 MX$307.24	$39.85 NZ$71.01	+167.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.72 MX$76.81	$12.24 NZ$21.82	+228.8%
Average			+236.4%

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pay 38.9% more for clothing

	Irapuato	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.12 MX$1,075.35	$75.78 NZ$135.04	+45.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.16 MX$972.94	$55.09 NZ$98.18	+16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.69 MX$2,304.32	$119.44 NZ$212.85	+6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.50 MX$1,433.80	$129.60 NZ$230.95	+86.5%
Average			+38.9%

Irapuato vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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