Cost of living comparison

Arendal, Norway

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Arendal Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 33.1% cheaper than Arendal.

Restaurants: pay 53.6% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 25.8% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 60.7% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 40.7% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 12.7% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.9% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 24.6% less in Mexico City

Expenses including transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Arendal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.6% less for restaurants

	Arendal	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.35 NOK171.52	$9.93 MX$202.34	-39.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.81 NOK123.87	$7.45 MX$151.76	-36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.03 NOK31.76	$1.08 MX$22.00	-64.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.97 NOK31.13	$0.77 MX$15.75	-74.0%
Average			-53.6%

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pay 25.8% less for groceries

	Arendal	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.72 NOK28.59	$2.45 MX$49.97	-10.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.83 NOK50.66	$4.87 MX$99.18	+0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 NOK81.76	$5.51 MX$112.24	-29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 NOK39.54	$2.18 MX$44.48	-42.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.04 NOK63.39	$3.57 MX$72.77	-40.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 NOK13.40	$1.22 MX$24.90	-4.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 NOK10.37	$0.67 MX$13.64	-32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 NOK12.25	$0.80 MX$16.28	-31.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 NOK20.17	$0.83 MX$16.86	-57.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 NOK9.65	$0.85 MX$17.34	-7.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 NOK12.25	$0.83 MX$16.87	-29.1%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 60.7% less for transportation

	Arendal	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.08 NOK74.29	$4.64 MX$94.51	-34.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$93.77 NOK983.83	$17.87 MX$364.22	-80.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,887.27 NOK334,550.19	$18,615.02 MX$379,394.54	-41.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.48 NOK256.80	$3.47 MX$70.82	-85.8%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 40.7% less for housing

	Arendal	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.49 NOK571.72	$24.38 MX$496.88	-55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$968.76 NOK10,163.87	$893.52 MX$18,210.94	-7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$696.29 NOK7,305.28	$544.24 MX$11,092.12	-21.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.67 NOK1,433.93	$30.31 MX$617.78	-77.8%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 12.7% more for childcare

	Arendal	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.60 NOK3,017.40	$381.33 MX$7,771.84	+32.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,082.10 NOK95,286.30	$8,426.99 MX$171,751.31	-7.2%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Arendal	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.54 NOK100.05	$2.73 MX$55.64	-71.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 NOK46.85	$3.01 MX$61.27	-32.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.62 NOK142.93	$3.92 MX$79.93	-71.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.71 NOK416.64	$53.69 MX$1,094.21	+35.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.90 NOK114.34	$4.96 MX$101.17	-54.5%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 24.6% less for clothing

	Arendal	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.22 NOK873.14	$56.36 MX$1,148.58	-32.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.47 NOK571.53	$41.06 MX$836.83	-24.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 NOK1,079.91	$91.99 MX$1,874.91	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.20 NOK1,397.53	$91.93 MX$1,873.62	-31.0%
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: April 2025

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