Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Sweden

Gothenburg vs. Monterrey Cost of Living Summary

Gothenburg is 14.9% more expensive than Monterrey.

Restaurants: pay 15.5% more in Gothenburg
Groceries: pay 7.2% more in Gothenburg
Transportation: pay 61.7% more in Gothenburg
Housing: pay 13.4% more in Gothenburg
Childcare: pay 65.5% less in Gothenburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.6% more in Gothenburg
Clothing: pay 5.8% less in Gothenburg

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

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Gothenburg vs. Monterrey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.5% more for restaurants

	Monterrey	Gothenburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.91 MX$257.20	$13.00 SEK128.83	-6.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.13 MX$205.76	$12.45 SEK123.38	+11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 MX$30.99	$2.88 SEK28.60	+72.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 MX$19.03	$2.31 SEK22.90	+124.5%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 7.2% more for groceries

	Monterrey	Gothenburg
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 MX$54.63	$2.75 SEK27.25	-6.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 MX$113.44	$5.67 SEK56.20	-7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 MX$133.19	$6.33 SEK62.75	-12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 MX$47.39	$3.85 SEK38.18	+50.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 MX$79.19	$5.16 SEK51.20	+20.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 MX$28.05	$1.38 SEK13.65	-9.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$13.19	$1.11 SEK11.04	+56.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$18.19	$1.33 SEK13.21	+35.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 MX$20.72	$1.98 SEK19.64	+76.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 MX$19.52	$0.81 SEK8.00	-23.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 MX$22.77	$0.75 SEK7.40	-39.4%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 61.7% more for transportation

	Monterrey	Gothenburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 MX$109.36	$6.72 SEK66.57	+13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.04 MX$592.58	$85.98 SEK852.25	+168.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$32,980.57 SEK327K	+53.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.57 MX$195.47	$19.55 SEK193.80	+85.0%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 13.4% more for housing

	Monterrey	Gothenburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.79 MX$495.42	$33.52 SEK332.26	+25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	$1,031.40 SEK10,223.93	+5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	$918.63 SEK9,106.07	+33.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	$79.29 SEK785.96	-13.7%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 65.5% less for childcare

	Monterrey	Gothenburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	$220.01 SEK2,180.89	-68.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,496.80 MX$213K	$4,384.08 SEK43,458.06	-61.9%
Average			-65.5%

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pay 91.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Monterrey	Gothenburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MX$43.72	$6.95 SEK68.87	+193.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 MX$74.68	$4.95 SEK49.02	+22.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.90 MX$90.53	$8.30 SEK82.25	+69.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.22 MX$577.27	$35.01 SEK347.09	+12.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.29 MX$97.74	$18.44 SEK182.84	+249.0%
Average			+91.6%

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pay 5.8% less for clothing

	Monterrey	Gothenburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	$88.19 SEK874.24	+19.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.76 MX$790.75	$32.97 SEK326.84	-22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	$87.70 SEK869.34	-22.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	$131.74 SEK1,305.93	+9.2%
Average			-5.8%

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