Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 79.4% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$204.65
|
$20.24
NOK223.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$180.58
|
$11.78
NOK130.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$24.51
|
$3.45
NOK38.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
$2.55
NOK28.22
|
|
pay 37.6% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$53.37
|
$3.14
NOK34.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$113.00
|
$5.91
NOK65.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$128.00
|
$7.79
NOK86.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$50.49
|
$4.26
NOK47.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$83.79
|
$6.46
NOK71.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$28.86
|
$1.40
NOK15.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.26
|
$0.94
NOK10.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$16.66
|
$1.28
NOK14.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$18.53
|
$2.18
NOK24.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$19.24
|
$0.92
NOK10.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$17.57
|
$0.99
NOK10.90
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$110.64
|
$7.81
NOK86.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$436.52
|
$81.89
NOK905.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$445,419.09
|
$35,359.77
NOK391,194.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$108.35
|
$20.47
NOK226.48
|
|
pay 91.7% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$567.42
|
$43.36
NOK479.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$21,476.42
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,612.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$13,056.98
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,364.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$841.34
|
$126.44
NOK1,398.88
|
|
pay 6.5% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$8,279.10
|
$306.02
NOK3,385.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$203,691.52
|
$11,250.65
NOK124,468.93
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$60.19
|
$10.24
NOK113.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$71.37
|
$4.30
NOK47.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$90.29
|
$14.42
NOK159.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,234.29
|
$45.65
NOK505.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$120.38
|
$15.12
NOK167.29
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,357.66
|
$85.18
NOK942.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$912.71
|
$44.69
NOK494.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$2,243.25
|
$99.86
NOK1,104.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$2,152.87
|
$134.93
NOK1,492.72
|
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