Mexico City vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$6013
🏠 One person rent	$792	$1622
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$2504
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$818
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$4320
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	73	94
🏙️ Population	9.21M	718K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 48% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 4074th and 381st ($1475 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mexico and Norway, respectively. Check Mexico vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 2482nd and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Oslo

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	Mexico City	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$12.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$15566

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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

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336