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Irapuato vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Irapuato is 47.6% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 36.6% less in Irapuato
Groceries: pay 28.5% less in Irapuato
Transportation: pay 26.6% less in Irapuato
Housing: pay 78.7% less in Irapuato
Childcare: pay 77.7% less in Irapuato
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.8% less in Irapuato
Clothing: pay 24.6% less in Irapuato

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

Irapuato vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.6% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Irapuato
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$26.61	$9.93 MX$204.83	-33.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.96	$8.94 MX$184.35	-0.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.59	$1.18 MX$24.32	-54.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.84	$0.89 MX$18.43	-58.5%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 28.5% less for groceries

	Wellington	Irapuato
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.50	$2.33 MX$48.00	+18.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$7.39	$4.78 MX$98.56	+15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$12.44	$5.83 MX$120.18	-16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$12.19	$1.94 MX$39.94	-71.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$9.02	$4.37 MX$90.20	-13.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.49	$1.14 MX$23.54	-18.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.94	$0.49 MX$10.20	-54.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.63	$0.69 MX$14.25	-53.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.65	$0.57 MX$11.77	-78.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.81	$0.77 MX$15.95	-23.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.49	$0.69 MX$14.25	-17.6%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 26.6% less for transportation

	Wellington	Irapuato
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.44	$4.32 MX$89.19	-32.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$227.33	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$61,195.48	$12,901.45 MX$266,174.94	-62.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$32.46	$20.99 MX$433.12	+15.3%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 78.7% less for housing

	Wellington	Irapuato
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$96.71	$19.81 MX$408.63	-63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,650.53	$173.74 MX$3,584.50	-88.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,379.35	$156.37 MX$3,226.05	-88.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$238.99	$33.94 MX$700.14	-74.7%
Average			-78.7%

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pay 77.7% less for childcare

	Wellington	Irapuato
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,552.95	$143.96 MX$2,970.02	-83.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$22,542.55	$3,549.26 MX$73,226.27	-71.9%
Average			-77.7%

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pay 60.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Irapuato
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.77	$2.36 MX$48.65	-67.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$6.08	$2.73 MX$56.33	-20.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$43.58	$3.72 MX$76.81	-84.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$71.01	$14.89 MX$307.24	-62.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$21.82	$3.72 MX$76.81	-69.6%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 24.6% less for clothing

	Wellington	Irapuato
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$135.04	$52.12 MX$1,075.35	-31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$98.18	$47.16 MX$972.94	-14.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$212.85	$111.69 MX$2,304.32	-6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$230.95	$69.50 MX$1,433.80	-46.4%
Average			-24.6%

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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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