Cost of living comparison

Lulea, Sweden

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Lulea Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 1.0% cheaper than Lulea.

Restaurants: pay 40.6% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 12.3% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 53.5% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 1.4% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.2% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 1.6% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Lulea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.6% less for restaurants

	Lulea	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.09 SEK107.35	$9.93 MX$193.63	-10.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.25 SEK99.30	$7.45 MX$145.23	-27.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.52 SEK24.38	$1.08 MX$21.05	-57.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.37 SEK22.96	$0.77 MX$15.07	-67.4%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 12.3% less for groceries

	Lulea	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 SEK21.81	$2.45 MX$47.82	+8.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.03 SEK48.76	$4.87 MX$94.91	-3.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 SEK60.95	$5.51 MX$107.41	-12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.43 SEK42.94	$2.18 MX$42.57	-50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.48 SEK53.02	$3.57 MX$69.64	-34.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 SEK9.13	$1.22 MX$23.83	+29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SEK10.69	$0.67 MX$13.05	-39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 SEK9.87	$0.80 MX$15.58	-21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 SEK17.04	$0.83 MX$16.14	-53.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SEK7.30	$0.85 MX$16.60	+12.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 SEK6.22	$0.83 MX$16.14	+28.8%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 53.5% less for transportation

	Lulea	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.57 SEK63.66	$4.64 MX$90.44	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$51.73 SEK500.97	$17.87 MX$348.54	-65.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,544.48 SEK276,427.61	$18,615.02 MX$363,063.59	-34.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.89 SEK212.02	$3.47 MX$67.77	-84.1%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 1.4% less for housing

	Lulea	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.48 SEK178.92	$24.38 MX$475.49	+32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$665.39 SEK6,443.72	$893.52 MX$17,427.05	+34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$514.22 SEK4,979.72	$544.24 MX$10,614.66	+5.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.16 SEK1,308.90	$30.31 MX$591.18	-77.6%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Lulea	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$141.48 SEK1,370.06	$381.33 MX$7,437.30	+169.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,080.73 SEK49,202.32	$8,426.99 MX$164,358.31	+65.9%
Average			+117.7%

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pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Lulea	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.39 SEK71.57	$2.73 MX$53.25	-63.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 SEK33.10	$3.01 MX$58.63	-12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00 SEK58.15	$3.92 MX$76.49	-34.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.19 SEK302.07	$53.69 MX$1,047.11	+72.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.62 SEK102.88	$4.96 MX$96.82	-53.3%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 1.6% more for clothing

	Lulea	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.22 SEK883.41	$56.36 MX$1,099.14	-38.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.87 SEK279.56	$41.06 MX$800.81	+42.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.98 SEK745.49	$91.99 MX$1,794.21	+19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.85 SEK1,073.51	$91.93 MX$1,792.97	-17.1%
Average			+1.6%

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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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