Mexico vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$889
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$3555
🏠 One person rent
$400
$811
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$710
$3016
💸 GDP per capita
$13926
$56305
😃 Human freedom index
6.55
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
74.8
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
82
🌐 English speaking %
13%
89%
🎓 Higher education
89
95
😀 Quality of life
44
92
🏙️ Population
125M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($889) is 43% less expensive than in Sweden ($1571). Mexico ranked 102nd vs 31st for Sweden 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 97th and 10th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Mexico and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 144 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.2
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$656
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.44%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1726
$5608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$3611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$78.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.71
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.6
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5383
$4409

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1190
9.21M
Tijuana
$1050
1.96M
Zapopan
$1012
1.48M
Monterrey
$1257
1.14M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
1.93M
Ciudad Juarez
$974
1.32M
Leon
$719
1.58M
Guadalajara
$985
1.46M
Puebla
$939
1.43M
Mexicali
$955
1.03M
Aguascalientes
$826
934K
Queretaro
$941
795K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
1.07M
Guadalupe
$945
692K
Saltillo
$829
864K
Chihuahua
$854
878K
Culiacan
$746
808K
Morelia
$748
963K
Cancun
$1143
889K
Naucalpan
$835
872K
Acapulco
$727
673K
Apodaca
$958
523K
San Luis Potosi
$879
773K
Hermosillo
$854
856K
Merida
$1090
892K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$863
443K
Tlaquepaque
$683
664K
Reynosa
$849
589K
Torreon
$681
690K
Tlalnepantla
$783
653K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1991
985K
Gothenburg
$1725
608K
Malmo
$1570
325K
Vasteras
$1338
129K
Uppsala
$1460
167K
Helsingborg
$1306
114K
Linkoping
$1347
116K
Orebro
$1275
127K
Taby
$1586
77.4K
Lund
$1459
94.4K
Umea
$1234
91.9K
Norrkoping
$1285
98.1K
Solna
$1628
85.3K
Sollentuna
$2039
77.3K
Jonkoping
$1407
101K
Eskilstuna
$1274
69.9K
Sodertalje
$1644
76.3K
Gavle
$1463
79K
Karlstad
$1259
67.1K
Halmstad
$1341
71.4K
Sigtuna
$1604
52.5K
Boras
$1264
74K
Uddevalla
$1355
57.1K
Lulea
$1355
49.1K
Sundsvall
$1285
58.8K
Skovde
$1415
57.6K
Trollhattan
$1206
50.5K
Vaxjo
$1328
71.3K
Ostersund
$1400
53K
Tumba
$1638
46K