Cost of living comparison

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Wilmington vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Wilmington is 2.2 times more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants
pay 73.2% more in Wilmington
Groceries
pay 81.4% more in Wilmington
Transportation
pay 2.8 times more in Wilmington
Housing
pay 2.6 times more in Wilmington
Childcare
pay 3.2 times more in Wilmington
Entertainment and Sports
pay 95.4% more in Wilmington
Clothing
pay 1.0% more in Wilmington

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

Wilmington vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

pay 73.2% more for restaurants

 
Mexico City
Wilmington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.93
MX$204.83
$15.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
MX$153.62
$9.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
MX$22.27
$2.29
 

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pay 81.4% more for groceries

 
Mexico City
Wilmington
Bread
1 loaf
$2.45
MX$50.59
$3.97
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.87
MX$100.40
$4.68
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.51
MX$113.62
$3.46
 

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

 
Mexico City
Wilmington
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
MX$95.67
$3.09
 
Monthly public transit pass $17.87
MX$368.69
$80.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,615.02
MX$384,053.88
$34,244.87
 

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

 
Mexico City
Wilmington
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.38
MX$502.98
$54.43
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $893.52
MX$18,434.59
$1,316.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $544.24
MX$11,228.34
$1,150.00
 

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

 
Mexico City
Wilmington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $381.33
MX$7,867.29
$1,450.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,426.99
MX$173,860.58
$22,500.00
 

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pay 95.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico City
Wilmington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.73
MX$56.33
$4.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
MX$62.02
$3.93
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.92
MX$80.91
$7.75
 

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pay 1.0% more for clothing

 
Mexico City
Wilmington
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.36
MX$1,162.69
$55.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.06
MX$847.11
$35.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.99
MX$1,897.94
$89.83
 

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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: January 2025
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