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Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Tuxtla Gutierrez is 55.5% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 55.7% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Groceries: pay 38.8% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Transportation: pay 27.6% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Housing: pay 72.9% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Childcare: pay 83.5% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Clothing: pay 63.9% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Tuxtla Gutierrez.

Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tuxtla Gutierrez instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 55.7% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$26.61	$4.96 MX$102.41	-66.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.96	$5.96 MX$122.90	-33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.59	$1.03 MX$21.25	-60.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.84	$0.81 MX$16.64	-62.6%
Average			-55.7%

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pay 38.8% less for groceries

	Wellington	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.50	$2.48 MX$51.21	+26.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$7.39	$3.23 MX$66.57	-22.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$12.44	$4.51 MX$93.04	-35.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$12.19	$2.38 MX$49.16	-65.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$9.02	$2.48 MX$51.10	-51.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.49	$0.90 MX$18.58	-35.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.94	$0.41 MX$8.48	-62.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.63	$0.34 MX$6.97	-77.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.65	$0.68 MX$13.94	-74.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.81	$0.63 MX$13.01	-37.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.49	$0.90 MX$18.58	+7.4%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 27.6% less for transportation

	Wellington	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.44	$4.35 MX$89.77	-32.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$227.33	$27.30 MX$563.28	-78.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$61,195.48	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$32.46	$23.33 MX$481.35	+28.1%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 72.9% less for housing

	Wellington	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$96.71	$24.77 MX$511.05	-54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,650.53	$297.84 MX$6,144.86	-80.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,379.35	$210.97 MX$4,352.61	-84.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$238.99	??
Average			-72.9%

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pay 83.5% less for childcare

	Wellington	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,552.95	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$22,542.55	$2,089.85 MX$43,116.45	-83.5%
Average			-83.5%

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pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.77	$1.99 MX$40.97	-72.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$6.08	$2.61 MX$53.77	-23.7%
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	$45.92 MX$947.33	+15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$21.82	$4.19 MX$86.54	-65.7%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 63.9% less for clothing

	Wellington	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$135.04	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$98.18	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$212.85	$49.64 MX$1,024.14	-58.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$230.95	$39.71 MX$819.31	-69.4%
Average			-63.9%

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