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Morelia vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Morelia is 54.2% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 52.8% less in Morelia
Groceries: pay 28.9% less in Morelia
Transportation: pay 64.3% less in Morelia
Housing: pay 73.8% less in Morelia
Childcare: pay 78.3% less in Morelia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.5% less in Morelia
Clothing: pay 39.6% less in Morelia

Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Morelia.

Morelia vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.8% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Morelia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$26.61	$7.45 MX$153.62	-50.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.96	$5.46 MX$112.66	-39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.59	$1.08 MX$22.27	-58.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.84	$0.77 MX$15.94	-64.1%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 28.9% less for groceries

	Wellington	Morelia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.50	$2.45 MX$50.59	+24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$7.39	$3.31 MX$68.28	-20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$12.44	$5.51 MX$113.62	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$12.19	$2.18 MX$45.03	-68.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$9.02	$3.53 MX$72.78	-30.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.49	$1.22 MX$25.20	-12.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.94	$0.60 MX$12.39	-45.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.63	$0.60 MX$12.39	-59.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.65	$0.83 MX$17.07	-68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.81	$0.85 MX$17.56	-16.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.49	$0.83 MX$17.07	-1.3%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 64.3% less for transportation

	Wellington	Morelia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.44	$4.51 MX$92.99	-29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$227.33	$22.34 MX$460.86	-82.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$61,195.48	$12,410.01 MX$256,035.92	-63.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$32.46	$3.47 MX$71.69	-80.9%
Average			-64.3%

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pay 73.8% less for housing

	Wellington	Morelia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$96.71	$24.38 MX$502.98	-55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,650.53	$314.39 MX$6,486.24	-78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,379.35	$215.11 MX$4,437.96	-83.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$238.99	$30.31 MX$625.36	-77.4%
Average			-73.8%

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pay 78.3% less for childcare

	Wellington	Morelia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,552.95	$173.74 MX$3,584.50	-80.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$22,542.55	$2,978.40 MX$61,448.62	-76.5%
Average			-78.3%

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pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Morelia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.77	$2.73 MX$56.33	-61.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$6.08	$3.01 MX$62.02	-11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$43.58	$2.82 MX$58.17	-88.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$71.01	$48.81 MX$1,007.07	+22.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$21.82	$3.97 MX$81.93	-67.6%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 39.6% less for clothing

	Wellington	Morelia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$135.04	$41.37 MX$853.45	-45.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$98.18	$28.13 MX$580.35	-48.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$212.85	$77.77 MX$1,604.49	-34.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$230.95	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	-29.1%
Average			-39.6%

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