Gothenburg vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$949
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
93
😀 Quality of life
92
73
🏙️ Population
675K
9.21M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 27% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2470th and 4074th ($1879 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Sweden and Mexico, respectively. Check Sweden vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 91st and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Mexico City

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Gothenburg Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005