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Mexico City vs. Vaxjo Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 99.1% more expensive than Vaxjo.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 11.6% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 56.0% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 7.2% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 8.7 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.6% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 19.7% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Vaxjo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.2% more for restaurants

	Vaxjo	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.22 SEK124.98	$10.86 MX$198.62	-17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.58 SEK99.98	$8.82 MX$161.38	-16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 SEK11.98	$1.73 MX$31.68	+36.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 SEK12.50	$1.30 MX$23.86	-1.4%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 11.6% less for groceries

	Vaxjo	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.31 SEK21.87	$2.63 MX$48.03	+13.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.11 SEK67.16	$5.04 MX$92.21	-29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.93 SEK65.54	$6.54 MX$119.62	-5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.08 SEK38.59	$2.61 MX$47.69	-36.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.28 SEK49.89	$3.80 MX$69.61	-27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 SEK14.40	$1.37 MX$25.05	-10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 SEK11.33	$0.80 MX$14.63	-33.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 SEK9.07	$0.97 MX$17.81	+1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.06 SEK19.50	$0.91 MX$16.58	-56.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 SEK6.58	$0.96 MX$17.54	+37.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 SEK7.93	$0.99 MX$18.19	+18.5%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 56.0% less for transportation

	Vaxjo	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.34 SEK69.40	$5.14 MX$93.99	-30.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.76 SEK649.89	$19.54 MX$357.52	-71.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,689.58 SEK308,949.23	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	-38.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.51 SEK259.96	$4.42 MX$80.95	-83.9%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 7.2% less for housing

	Vaxjo	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.80 SEK309.95	$30.93 MX$565.92	-5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$846.33 SEK7,998.69	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	+27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$674.42 SEK6,373.95	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	+0.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.37 SEK721.73	$37.36 MX$683.53	-51.1%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 8.7 times more for childcare

	Vaxjo	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.69 SEK1,499.75	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	+171.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$740.54 SEK6,998.85	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	+1371.6%
Average			+771.4%

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pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Vaxjo	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.30 SEK68.99	$3.26 MX$59.59	-55.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.07 SEK38.49	$3.81 MX$69.77	-6.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.30 SEK68.99	$4.34 MX$79.45	-40.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.75 SEK366.27	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	+50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.82 SEK158.97	$6.51 MX$119.17	-61.3%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 19.7% more for clothing

	Vaxjo	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.29 SEK985.64	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	-41.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.09 SEK274.95	$48.08 MX$879.56	+65.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.50 SEK949.84	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	+5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.05 SEK699.88	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	+49.8%
Average			+19.7%

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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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