Cost of living comparison
Lulea is 60.3% more expensive than Mexico City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 97.3% more in Lulea
- Groceries
-
pay 28.6% more in Lulea
- Transportation
-
pay 3.0 times more in Lulea
- Housing
-
pay 72.7% more in Lulea
- Childcare
-
pay 51.3% less in Lulea
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 61.9% more in Lulea
- Clothing
-
pay 9.1% more in Lulea
The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Lulea are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Lulea.
If you lived in Lulea instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 97.3% more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$185.06
|
$11.09
SEK105.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$138.80
|
$10.25
SEK98.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$20.12
|
$2.52
SEK24.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$14.40
|
$2.37
SEK22.67
|
|
pay 28.6% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$45.70
|
$2.25
SEK21.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$90.71
|
$5.03
SEK48.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$102.65
|
$6.29
SEK60.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$40.68
|
$4.43
SEK42.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$66.55
|
$5.48
SEK52.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$22.77
|
$0.94
SEK9.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$12.47
|
$1.10
SEK10.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$14.89
|
$1.02
SEK9.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$15.42
|
$1.76
SEK16.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$15.86
|
$0.75
SEK7.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$15.43
|
$0.64
SEK6.14
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$86.44
|
$6.57
SEK62.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$333.11
|
$51.73
SEK494.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$346,987.66
|
$28,544.48
SEK272,896.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$64.77
|
$21.89
SEK209.31
|
|
pay 72.7% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$454.43
|
$18.48
SEK176.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$16,655.41
|
$665.39
SEK6,361.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,144.66
|
$514.22
SEK4,916.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$565.01
|
$135.16
SEK1,292.19
|
|
pay 51.3% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,107.99
|
$141.48
SEK1,352.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$157,080.76
|
$5,080.73
SEK48,573.84
|
|
pay 61.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$50.89
|
$7.39
SEK70.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$56.03
|
$3.42
SEK32.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$73.10
|
$6.00
SEK57.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,000.74
|
$31.19
SEK298.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$92.53
|
$10.62
SEK101.56
|
|
pay 9.1% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,050.48
|
$91.22
SEK872.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$765.35
|
$28.87
SEK275.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,714.76
|
$76.98
SEK735.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,713.58
|
$110.85
SEK1,059.79
|
|
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