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
SEK152.13
|
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK111.56
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.37
|
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.15
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.65
|
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.49
|
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.20
|
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.78
|
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.66
|
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
|
pay 58.4% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.25
|
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,034.45
|
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK313,378.44
|
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK303.24
|
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
|
pay 47.8% less for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK367.68
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK16,934.98
|
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,596.96
|
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.14
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,586.86
|
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK62,878.52
|
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.12
|
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK46.89
|
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.01
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK438.99
|
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK171.39
|
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK990.98
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK473.62
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.03
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,913.40
|
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
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