Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.1 times more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Norway instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$134.57
|
$17.76
kr191.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$109.62
|
$11.40
kr122.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.29
|
$2.93
kr31.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
$2.64
kr28.42
|
|
pay 67.5% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.30
|
$2.64
kr28.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$59.33
|
$5.47
kr58.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$81.36
|
$7.09
kr76.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$33.95
|
$3.54
kr38.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$50.28
|
$5.56
kr59.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.22
|
$1.28
kr13.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
$0.99
kr10.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
$1.26
kr13.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.77
|
$1.66
kr17.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.41
|
$0.92
kr9.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.75
|
$1.02
kr10.92
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Mexico
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$77.80
|
$7.56
kr81.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$346.78
|
$69.76
kr750.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$313,090.79
|
$32,415.05
kr348,662.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$198.26
|
$21.33
kr229.42
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Mexico
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$509.60
|
$50.38
kr541.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,073.86
|
$954.57
kr10,267.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,852.57
|
$754.37
kr8,114.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$777.63
|
$157.28
kr1,691.73
|
|
pay 40.1% more for childcare
Mexico
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,428.16
|
$315.96
kr3,398.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$65,458.60
|
$4,907.04
kr52,781.14
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$34.81
|
$8.74
kr94.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$44.46
|
$4.01
kr43.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$59.97
|
$13.22
kr142.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$578.04
|
$41.00
kr441.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$70.26
|
$12.96
kr139.42
|
|
pay 49.9% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$750.80
|
$78.39
kr843.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$583.43
|
$42.70
kr459.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,374.61
|
$99.39
kr1,069.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,181.28
|
$127.08
kr1,366.85
|
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