Cost of living comparison

Sweden

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Mexico

Monterrey vs. Gothenburg Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 13.0% cheaper than Gothenburg.

Restaurants: pay 13.4% less in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 6.8% less in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 38.2% less in Monterrey
Housing: pay 11.8% less in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.8% less in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 6.2% more in Monterrey

The cost of childcare and clothing in Monterrey are more expensive than in Gothenburg. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, and groceries are lower in Monterrey. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Monterrey.

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Monterrey vs. Gothenburg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monterrey instead of Gothenburg, you would:

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pay 13.4% less for restaurants

	Gothenburg	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.00 SEK128.83	$13.91 MX$257.20	+7.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.45 SEK123.38	$11.13 MX$205.76	-10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 SEK28.60	$1.68 MX$30.99	-41.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 SEK22.90	$1.03 MX$19.03	-55.5%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 6.8% less for groceries

	Gothenburg	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 SEK27.25	$2.95 MX$54.63	+7.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 SEK56.20	$6.13 MX$113.44	+8.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.33 SEK62.75	$7.20 MX$133.19	+13.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.85 SEK38.18	$2.56 MX$47.39	-33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 SEK51.20	$4.28 MX$79.19	-17.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK13.65	$1.52 MX$28.05	+10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 SEK11.04	$0.71 MX$13.19	-36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 SEK13.21	$0.98 MX$18.19	-26.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 SEK19.64	$1.12 MX$20.72	-43.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 SEK8.00	$1.06 MX$19.52	+30.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SEK7.40	$1.23 MX$22.77	+65.0%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 38.2% less for transportation

	Gothenburg	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.72 SEK66.57	$5.91 MX$109.36	-11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.98 SEK852.25	$32.04 MX$592.58	-62.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-34.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.55 SEK193.80	$10.57 MX$195.47	-45.9%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 11.8% less for housing

	Gothenburg	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.52 SEK332.26	$26.79 MX$495.42	-20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,031.40 SEK10,223.93	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	-4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$918.63 SEK9,106.07	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	-25.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.29 SEK785.96	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	+15.9%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Gothenburg	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$220.01 SEK2,180.89	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	+219.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,384.08 SEK43,458.06	$11,496.80 MX$213K	+162.2%
Average			+189.5%

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pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Gothenburg	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.95 SEK68.87	$2.36 MX$43.72	-66.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.95 SEK49.02	$4.04 MX$74.68	-18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.30 SEK82.25	$4.90 MX$90.53	-41.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.01 SEK347.09	$31.22 MX$577.27	-10.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.44 SEK182.84	$5.29 MX$97.74	-71.3%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 6.2% more for clothing

	Gothenburg	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.19 SEK874.24	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	-16.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.97 SEK326.84	$42.76 MX$790.75	+29.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.70 SEK869.34	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	+28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.74 SEK1,305.93	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	-8.4%
Average			+6.2%

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