Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 37.0% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK246.74
|
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK139.31
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK41.09
|
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK31.84
|
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
|
pay 34.2% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK36.82
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK72.41
|
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK89.04
|
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK50.90
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK76.88
|
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK16.35
|
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.72
|
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK16.19
|
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK24.79
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK12.23
|
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.77
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
pay 62.5% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK87.66
|
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK922.21
|
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK411,241.28
|
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK232.35
|
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
|
pay 56.6% less for housing
Oslo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK597.41
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK16,215.24
|
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK12,851.29
|
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK2,029.93
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
|
pay 26.4% more for childcare
Oslo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,918.10
|
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK90,978.57
|
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
|
pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK113.09
|
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK49.24
|
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK164.50
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK521.28
|
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK172.21
|
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,108.97
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK561.63
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,269.63
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,509.26
|
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
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