Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 5.8% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK120.70
|
$10.14
MX$169.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK99.19
|
$8.52
MX$142.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.55
|
$1.35
MX$22.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.10
|
$1.02
MX$17.03
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Mexico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.19
|
$2.68
MX$44.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK56.63
|
$4.17
MX$69.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK59.63
|
$5.88
MX$98.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK40.76
|
$2.68
MX$44.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK52.13
|
$3.49
MX$58.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK12.98
|
$1.32
MX$22.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.40
|
$0.63
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.14
|
$0.79
MX$13.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.23
|
$0.77
MX$12.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.11
|
$0.90
MX$15.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.72
|
$0.78
MX$12.95
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK72.57
|
$5.33
MX$88.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK726.87
|
$28.94
MX$483.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK288,684.64
|
$22,778.21
MX$380,391.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK227.45
|
$17.39
MX$290.42
|
|
pay 18.2% less for housing
Sweden
|
Mexico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK309.77
|
$33.11
MX$552.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,317.30
|
$599.68
MX$10,014.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,966.87
|
$424.66
MX$7,091.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK736.57
|
$54.94
MX$917.46
|
|
pay 79.5% more for childcare
Sweden
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,291.94
|
$230.47
MX$3,848.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK30,474.06
|
$4,822.04
MX$80,527.08
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Mexico
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK72.70
|
$2.57
MX$42.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK39.96
|
$3.35
MX$56.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK66.64
|
$4.34
MX$72.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK420.51
|
$38.86
MX$649.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK146.66
|
$5.22
MX$87.20
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK854.91
|
$54.74
MX$914.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK368.13
|
$42.64
MX$712.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK876.60
|
$96.11
MX$1,605.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,258.57
|
$90.93
MX$1,518.44
|
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