Mexico vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$880
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2158
$4349
🏠 One person rent
$398
$1040
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$1738
🍽️ Food expenses
$328
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$678
$3389
💸 GDP per capita
$13790
$87925
😃 Human freedom index
6.66
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
74.8
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
81
🌐 English speaking %
13%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
89
94
😀 Quality of life
43
92
🏙️ Population
125M
5.55M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($880) is 55% less expensive than in Norway ($1954). Mexico ranked 104th vs 16th for Norway in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 103rd and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico vs Norway

We calculate prices for Mexico and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 144 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Mexico Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.38
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$92.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$9.46
 Cappuccino
$3.34
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$1045
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$579
$1410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1856
$6419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1375
$4662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$33.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$90.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5685
$7788

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1160
9.21M
Tijuana
$1047
1.96M
Zapopan
$1021
1.48M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
1.93M
Monterrey
$1277
1.14M
Ciudad Juarez
$948
1.32M
Leon
$684
1.58M
Guadalajara
$1017
1.46M
Puebla
$981
1.43M
Mexicali
$913
1.03M
Queretaro
$983
795K
Aguascalientes
$796
934K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
1.07M
Saltillo
$892
864K
Guadalupe
$916
692K
Naucalpan
$800
872K
Morelia
$717
963K
Cancun
$1132
889K
Chihuahua
$814
878K
Culiacan
$761
808K
Hermosillo
$814
856K
Merida
$1085
892K
Apodaca
$952
523K
Acapulco
$756
673K
San Luis Potosi
$808
773K
Tlaquepaque
$660
664K
Torreon
$646
690K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$842
443K
Tlalnepantla
$741
653K
Reynosa
$795
589K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2292
709K
Bergen
$2006
291K
Trondheim
$2137
213K
Baerum
$1872
130K
Stavanger
$2049
146K
Drammen
$1627
105K
Asker
$1930
100K
Lillestrom
$1945
94.2K
Sandnes
$1709
82.5K
Tromso
$2196
78K
Fredrikstad
$1977
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1714
58.6K
Moss
$1707
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1326
64.1K
Alesund
$1603
52.2K
Skien
$1651
55.9K
Karmoy
$1457
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1500
59K
Sandefjord
$1864
44.4K
Bodo
$1673
41.7K
Arendal
$1623
37.8K
Hamar
$1764
27.9K
Molde
$1813
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1528
37.1K
Halden
$1575
31.7K
Gjovik
$1722
30.6K
Kongsberg
$1747
28.8K
Jessheim
$1838
23.9K
Kristiansund
$1700
24.2K
Harstad
$1937
25.1K