Mexico City vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$603	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$3371
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	95
😀 Quality of life	67	95
🏙️ Population	9.21M	985K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 43% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4604th and 1732nd ($1160 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Mexico and Sweden, respectively. Check Mexico vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 3470th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Stockholm

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	Mexico City	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$5804

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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

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331