Gothenburg vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$808	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	92
😀 Quality of life	92	67
🏙️ Population	675K	9.21M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 40% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2959th and 4604th ($1623 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Sweden and Mexico, respectively. Check Sweden vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 78th and 3470th 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	$12.3	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$9034

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804