Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Sweden

Sweden vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 41.3% more expensive than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.4% more in Sweden
Groceries: pay 25.2% more in Sweden
Transportation: pay 53.5% more in Sweden
Housing: pay 51.5% more in Sweden
Childcare: pay 9.7% less in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.5% more in Sweden
Clothing: pay 29.6% more in Sweden

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

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Sweden vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sweden instead of Mexico, you would:

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pay 37.4% more for restaurants

	Mexico	Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.46 MX$193.35	$14.04 SEK139.16	+34.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.03 MX$166.91	$10.77 SEK106.72	+19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 MX$26.47	$2.49 SEK24.69	+74.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$19.32	$2.07 SEK20.50	+97.9%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 25.2% more for groceries

	Mexico	Sweden
Bread 1 loaf	$2.72 MX$50.21	$2.82 SEK27.96	+3.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.30 MX$79.55	$5.72 SEK56.73	+33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 MX$114.55	$6.07 SEK60.17	-2.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 MX$47.12	$4.23 SEK41.96	+66.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.66 MX$67.67	$5.25 SEK52.06	+43.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 MX$23.98	$1.36 SEK13.45	+4.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 MX$12.93	$1.14 SEK11.35	+63.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$17.44	$1.29 SEK12.83	+37.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 MX$15.45	$1.93 SEK19.15	+131.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$0.76 SEK7.53	-15.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.80	$0.73 SEK7.23	-19.7%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 53.5% more for transportation

	Mexico	Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.55 MX$102.60	$6.65 SEK65.87	+19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.03 MX$555.39	$77.78 SEK770.99	+159.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,794.64 MX$403K	$31,975.58 SEK317K	+46.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 MX$372.17	$22.74 SEK225.41	+13.0%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 51.5% more for housing

	Mexico	Sweden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.02 MX$555.11	$38.16 SEK378.26	+27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	$883.11 SEK8,753.97	+39.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	$671.43 SEK6,655.65	+52.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.08 MX$907.55	$97.70 SEK968.44	+99.1%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 9.7% less for childcare

	Mexico	Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$244.36 MX$4,518.93	$155.03 SEK1,536.80	-36.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,712.49 MX$106K	$7,341.74 SEK72,776.51	+28.5%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 78.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 MX$48.58	$7.36 SEK72.98	+180.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.45 MX$63.89	$4.45 SEK44.08	+28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.64 MX$85.88	$7.55 SEK74.80	+62.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.21 MX$725.11	$41.12 SEK407.65	+4.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.46 MX$100.90	$15.58 SEK154.45	+185.6%
Average			+78.5%

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pay 29.6% more for clothing

	Mexico	Sweden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	$91.37 SEK905.76	+65.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.67 MX$789.09	$44.99 SEK445.93	+5.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	$95.04 SEK942.07	-1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	$148.76 SEK1,474.64	+63.9%
Average			+29.6%

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