Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 17.6% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
pay 58.4% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
|
pay 47.8% less for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
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