Mexico City vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mexico City	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1190	$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3028	$5065
🏠 One person rent	$611	$1300
🏘️ Family rent	$1253	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$740	$3751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	90	79
😀 Quality of life	68	95
🏙️ Population	9.21M	709K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 49% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 4630th and 1029th ($1190 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Mexico and Norway, respectively. Check Mexico vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 3360th and 34th 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	$10.3	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$10.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1747	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1045	$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2781	$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.65	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.69	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$396	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8550	$7583

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$835
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$757
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$772
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$844
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$734
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$843
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$704
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$811
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$789
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$797
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$941
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$763
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$504
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$601
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$660
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$748
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$723
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$589
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$674
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$709

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1885
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1955
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2149
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1826
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1724
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1908
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1613
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1884
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1645
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1898
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1714
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1713
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1267
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1816
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1583
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1259
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1710
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1417
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1415
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1209
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1393
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1725
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1275
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1596
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1510
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1264
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1593
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1824
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2139
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2161