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Wellington vs. Monterrey Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 88.9% more expensive than Monterrey.

Restaurants: pay 61.6% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 57.2% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 96.9% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 81.3% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 33.2% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Monterrey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.6% more for restaurants

	Monterrey	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.41 MX$256.04	$14.93 NZ$26.61	+20.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$153.62	$8.96 NZ$15.96	+20.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 MX$27.18	$2.57 NZ$4.59	+95.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 MX$21.14	$2.15 NZ$3.84	+110.3%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 57.2% more for groceries

	Monterrey	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 MX$51.12	$1.96 NZ$3.50	-20.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 MX$99.48	$4.15 NZ$7.39	-14.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.80 MX$119.72	$6.98 NZ$12.44	+20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 MX$53.95	$6.84 NZ$12.19	+161.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.94 MX$81.36	$5.06 NZ$9.02	+28.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 MX$26.72	$1.40 NZ$2.49	+7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 MX$11.21	$1.09 NZ$1.94	+100.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 MX$15.39	$1.48 NZ$2.63	+97.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.56	$2.61 NZ$4.65	+225.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$18.71	$1.01 NZ$1.81	+11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 MX$15.73	$0.84 NZ$1.49	+10.0%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 96.9% more for transportation

	Monterrey	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 MX$95.58	$6.42 NZ$11.44	+38.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.19 MX$870.52	$127.57 NZ$227.33	+202.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,338.02 MX$460,864.66	$34,339.84 NZ$61,195.48	+53.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.43 MX$194.59	$18.22 NZ$32.46	+93.1%
Average			+96.9%

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pay 81.3% more for housing

	Monterrey	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.26 MX$603.60	$54.27 NZ$96.71	+85.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$874.43 MX$18,040.68	$1,487.35 NZ$2,650.53	+70.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$618.73 MX$12,765.22	$1,335.17 NZ$2,379.35	+115.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.13 MX$1,797.58	$134.11 NZ$238.99	+53.9%
Average			+81.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Monterrey	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$314.39 MX$6,486.24	$871.44 NZ$1,552.95	+177.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,974.43 MX$143,892.19	$12,649.75 NZ$22,542.55	+81.4%
Average			+129.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Monterrey	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 MX$51.21	$7.17 NZ$12.77	+188.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 MX$66.48	$3.41 NZ$6.08	+5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.97 MX$81.93	$24.46 NZ$43.58	+515.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.33 MX$832.05	$39.85 NZ$71.01	-1.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.96 MX$122.90	$12.24 NZ$21.82	+105.5%
Average			+162.9%

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pay 33.2% more for clothing

	Monterrey	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.35 MX$1,080.09	$75.78 NZ$135.04	+44.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.13 MX$848.50	$55.09 NZ$98.18	+34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.18 MX$1,881.14	$119.44 NZ$212.85	+31.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.17 MX$2,169.84	$129.60 NZ$230.95	+23.2%
Average			+33.2%

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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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