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Mexico City vs. Solna Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 2.3% more expensive than Solna.

Restaurants: pay 25.8% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 55.2% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 37.6% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.0% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 25.4% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Solna Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.8% less for restaurants

	Solna	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.72 SEK139.07	$10.86 MX$198.62	-26.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.53 SEK99.55	$8.82 MX$161.38	-16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.18 SEK30.02	$1.73 MX$31.68	-45.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 SEK14.51	$1.30 MX$23.86	-15.0%
Average			-25.8%

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Solna	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.65 SEK25.01	$2.63 MX$48.03	-0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.76 SEK45.02	$5.04 MX$92.21	+5.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.82 SEK54.99	$6.54 MX$119.62	+12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 SEK37.51	$2.61 MX$47.69	-34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.68 SEK53.67	$3.80 MX$69.61	-33.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 SEK7.24	$1.37 MX$25.05	+78.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SEK9.08	$0.80 MX$14.63	-16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 SEK11.35	$0.97 MX$17.81	-18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 SEK13.62	$0.91 MX$16.58	-37.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 SEK6.81	$0.96 MX$17.54	+33.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 SEK8.50	$0.99 MX$18.19	+10.5%

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pay 55.2% less for transportation

	Solna	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 SEK69.80	$5.14 MX$93.99	-30.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$102.69 SEK970.52	$19.54 MX$357.52	-81.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,985.10 SEK255,036.22	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	-25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.00 SEK255.14	$4.42 MX$80.95	-83.6%
Average			-55.2%

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pay 37.6% less for housing

	Solna	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.67 SEK393.81	$30.93 MX$565.92	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,482.12 SEK14,007.48	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	-27.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,164.52 SEK11,005.88	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	-41.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.48 SEK798.43	$37.36 MX$683.53	-55.8%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Solna	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$159.15 SEK1,504.14	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	+170.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,293.27 SEK50,026.72	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	+105.9%
Average			+138.2%

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pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Solna	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.68 SEK72.54	$3.26 MX$59.59	-57.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.03 SEK47.53	$3.81 MX$69.77	-24.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.41 SEK70.04	$4.34 MX$79.45	-41.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.47 SEK439.23	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	+25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.35 SEK145.08	$6.51 MX$119.17	-57.6%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 25.4% more for clothing

	Solna	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.28 SEK900.48	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	-36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.35 SEK400.21	$48.08 MX$879.56	+13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.63 SEK875.47	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	+14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.83 SEK499.27	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	+110.0%
Average			+25.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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