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Sundsvall vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Sundsvall is 61.7% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 37.4% more in Sundsvall
Groceries: pay 15.1% more in Sundsvall
Transportation: pay 4.4 times more in Sundsvall
Housing: pay 29.1% more in Sundsvall
Childcare: pay 66.4% less in Sundsvall
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.9% more in Sundsvall
Clothing: pay 2.5% more in Sundsvall

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

Sundsvall vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.4% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Sundsvall
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$198.62	$12.69 SEK119.98	+16.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$161.38	$11.06 SEK104.48	+25.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.68	$2.51 SEK23.75	+45.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.86	$2.12 SEK20.00	+62.2%
Average			+37.4%

Mexico City vs. Sundsvall - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.1% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Sundsvall
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$48.03	$3.17 SEK30.00	+20.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$92.21	$4.97 SEK46.99	-1.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$119.62	$5.81 SEK54.88	-11.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.69	$3.51 SEK33.19	+34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.61	$4.71 SEK44.52	+23.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$25.05	$1.30 SEK12.24	-5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.63	$1.12 SEK10.61	+40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.81	$1.18 SEK11.16	+21.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.58	$1.87 SEK17.69	+106.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.54	$0.67 SEK6.35	-29.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.19	$0.66 SEK6.24	-33.6%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 4.4 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Sundsvall
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.99	$7.31 SEK69.08	+42.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$357.52	$90.98 SEK859.86	+365.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	$26,923.94 SEK254,458.19	+34.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.95	$45.49 SEK429.93	+928.1%
Average			+342.6%

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pay 29.1% more for housing

	Mexico City	Sundsvall
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$565.92	$25.77 SEK243.56	-16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	$700.87 SEK6,623.91	-35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	$634.75 SEK5,999.01	-6.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$683.53	$102.47 SEK968.47	+174.3%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 66.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Sundsvall
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	$144.58 SEK1,366.44	-66.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	??
Average			-66.4%

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pay 71.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Sundsvall
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.59	$8.99 SEK84.99	+176.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.77	$4.50 SEK42.49	+17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$79.45	$7.83 SEK73.99	+80.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	$43.16 SEK407.93	-26.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$119.17	$13.75 SEK129.98	+111.1%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 2.5% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Sundsvall
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	$94.67 SEK894.69	+55.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$879.56	$30.31 SEK286.45	-37.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	$76.67 SEK724.63	-27.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	$132.24 SEK1,249.79	+19.2%
Average			+2.5%

Mexico City vs. Sundsvall - Cost of clothing

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