Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Norway

Oslo vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Oslo is 93.7% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 81.5% more in Oslo
Groceries: pay 51.5% more in Oslo
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Oslo
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Oslo
Childcare: pay 16.6% less in Oslo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Oslo
Clothing: pay 26.8% more in Oslo

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Oslo are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Oslo.

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Oslo vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oslo instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 81.5% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$20.88 NOK196.87	+87.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.07 MX$204.73	$15.66 NOK147.65	+41.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MX$30.14	$4.29 NOK40.48	+163.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$24.06	$3.35 NOK31.56	+157.2%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 51.5% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Oslo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 MX$56.07	$4.16 NOK39.22	+37.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 MX$111.38	$7.40 NOK69.77	+22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.73 MX$124.42	$9.52 NOK89.71	+41.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.87 MX$53.00	$5.92 NOK55.83	+106.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 MX$81.13	$7.01 NOK66.11	+59.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 MX$26.42	$1.50 NOK14.16	+5.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$1.20 NOK11.27	+32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.19	$1.57 NOK14.82	+69.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.27	$2.66 NOK25.12	+155.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.90	$1.22 NOK11.51	+33.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.71	$1.29 NOK12.20	+52.4%
Average			+51.5%

Mexico City vs. Oslo - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 MX$106.56	$9.05 NOK85.31	+57.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.03 MX$370.37	$81.23 NOK765.82	+305.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$48,017.78 NOK453K	+123.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.54 MX$120.88	$26.52 NOK250.02	+305.7%
Average			+143.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Oslo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 MX$640.87	$55.32 NOK521.50	+59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	$2,027.04 NOK19,110.31	+92.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	$1,564.65 NOK14,751.06	+132.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.71 MX$882.34	$318.93 NOK3,006.77	+568.4%
Average			+147.9%

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pay 16.6% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	$235.44 NOK2,219.68	-46.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,045.70 MX$223K	$15,500.12 NOK146K	+28.7%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 MX$61.73	$11.69 NOK110.25	+250.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$70.36	$5.92 NOK55.85	+55.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 MX$97.74	$18.79 NOK177.18	+255.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	$58.98 NOK556.03	+3.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$123.46	$19.84 NOK187.02	+197.2%
Average			+111.0%

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pay 26.8% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Oslo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	$100.13 NOK943.98	+41.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.64 MX$991.98	$59.75 NOK563.26	+11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	$132.59 NOK1,250.01	+21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	$156.09 NOK1,471.59	+34.6%
Average			+26.8%

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