Mexico City vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$792	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$3766
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	73	95
🏙️ Population	9.21M	985K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 40% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4074th and 1008th ($1475 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mexico and Sweden, respectively. Check Mexico vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 2482nd and 19th 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	$11.6	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$17265

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464