Gothenburg vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1823
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4155
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$902
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1552
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3793
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
92
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
675K
9.21M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 37% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2645th and 4418th ($1823 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Sweden and Mexico, respectively. Check Sweden vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 68th and 3317th 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
$13.7
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.2
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.34
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$955
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1310
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6255
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4279
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.1
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.5
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$171
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4093
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1684
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1503
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1444
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1543
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1405
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1542
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1362
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1528
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1529
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1551
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1866
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1502
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1516
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1761
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1485
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1675
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2181
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1977
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1542
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1485
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1482
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1830
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1997
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2280
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1472
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2088
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2184
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1976
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1421
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1658
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1830
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1460
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1949
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1818
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2379
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1882
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1397

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030