Cost of living comparison

Jonkoping, Sweden

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Jonkoping Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 6.3% more expensive than Jonkoping.

Restaurants: pay 32.7% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 10.2% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 47.4% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 12.8% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.3% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 10.7% less in Mexico City

Expenses including transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Mexico City. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Jonkoping Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.7% less for restaurants

	Jonkoping	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.09 SEK106.32	$9.93 MX$192.90	-10.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 SEK102.78	$7.45 MX$144.68	-30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 SEK16.24	$1.08 MX$20.97	-36.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 SEK15.95	$0.77 MX$15.01	-53.5%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 10.2% less for groceries

	Jonkoping	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 SEK17.79	$2.45 MX$47.64	+32.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 SEK60.46	$4.87 MX$94.56	-22.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 SEK50.98	$5.51 MX$107.01	+3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 SEK33.53	$2.18 MX$42.41	-37.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60 SEK44.14	$3.57 MX$69.38	-22.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 SEK13.40	$1.22 MX$23.74	-12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 SEK9.85	$0.67 MX$13.00	-34.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 SEK10.73	$0.80 MX$15.52	-28.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 SEK15.21	$0.83 MX$16.08	-47.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SEK6.13	$0.85 MX$16.53	+33.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 SEK6.36	$0.83 MX$16.08	+24.8%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 47.4% less for transportation

	Jonkoping	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 SEK62.83	$4.64 MX$90.10	-29.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.28 SEK664.52	$17.87 MX$347.23	-74.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,939.53 SEK210,430.79	$18,615.02 MX$361,696.31	-15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.97 SEK114.80	$3.47 MX$67.52	-71.0%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 12.8% less for housing

	Jonkoping	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.10 SEK317.49	$24.38 MX$473.70	-26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$646.64 SEK6,202.17	$893.52 MX$17,361.42	+38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$623.54 SEK5,980.66	$544.24 MX$10,574.68	-12.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.93 SEK584.39	$30.31 MX$588.96	-50.3%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Jonkoping	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$134.22 SEK1,287.39	$381.33 MX$7,409.29	+184.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,426.99 MX$163,739.35
Average			+184.1%

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pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Jonkoping	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.47 SEK62.02	$2.73 MX$53.05	-57.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.03 SEK38.69	$3.01 MX$58.41	-25.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.47 SEK62.02	$3.92 MX$76.20	-39.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.31 SEK329.07	$53.69 MX$1,043.16	+56.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.27 SEK136.89	$4.96 MX$96.45	-65.2%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 10.7% less for clothing

	Jonkoping	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.76 SEK908.88	$56.36 MX$1,095.01	-40.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.85 SEK305.46	$41.06 MX$797.79	+28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.91 SEK795.21	$91.99 MX$1,787.45	+11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.87 SEK1,523.74	$91.93 MX$1,786.22	-42.1%
Average			-10.7%

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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: June 2025

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