Mexico vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$982
$1578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2375
$3550
🏠 One person rent
$446
$827
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.2
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$790
$2823
💸 GDP per capita
$11497
$56374
😃 Human freedom index
6.55
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
82
🌐 English speaking %
13%
89%
🎓 Higher education
89
95
😀 Quality of life
42
92
🏙️ Population
125M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($982) is 38% less expensive than in Sweden ($1578). Mexico ranked 81st vs 28th 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 1.8 months in Sweden. Ranked 116th and 11th 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
$9.97
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.5
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$7.14
 Cappuccino
$3.69
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$990
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$1216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$68.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.2
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.4%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1801
$5722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$3563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$7.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.8
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5961
$5136

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1288
9.21M
Tijuana
$1184
1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
1.93M
Zapopan
$1217
1.48M
Monterrey
$1415
1.14M
Ciudad Juarez
$1126
1.32M
Leon
$812
1.58M
Guadalajara
$1035
1.46M
Puebla
$1066
1.43M
Saltillo
$927
864K
Aguascalientes
$818
934K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
1.08M
Mexicali
$1054
1.03M
Chihuahua
$1010
878K
Naucalpan
$905
872K
Morelia
$765
963K
Culiacan
$795
808K
San Luis Potosi
$984
773K
Cancun
$1291
889K
Queretaro
$996
626K
Merida
$1128
892K
Tlaquepaque
$785
664K
Hermosillo
$914
856K
Torreon
$773
717K
Acapulco
$846
673K
Ensenada
$1027
557K
Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
531K
Tlalnepantla
$887
653K
Reynosa
$910
589K
Apodaca
$975
523K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1981
979K
Gothenburg
$1690
608K
Malmo
$1566
325K
Uppsala
$1512
167K
Helsingborg
$1392
114K
Vasteras
$1263
129K
Linkoping
$1342
116K
Orebro
$1276
127K
Lund
$1480
94.4K
Solna
$1727
85.3K
Jonkoping
$1411
101K
Eskilstuna
$1271
69.9K
Umea
$1210
91.9K
Sodertalje
$1650
76.3K
Taby
$1810
75.4K
Norrkoping
$1228
98.1K
Sollentuna
$2032
76.2K
Halmstad
$1318
71.4K
Karlstad
$1246
67.1K
Lulea
$1114
49.1K
Trollhattan
$1299
50.5K
Uddevalla
$1428
57.3K
Gavle
$1420
79K
Boras
$1250
74K
Sundsvall
$1296
58.8K
Vaxjo
$1382
71.3K
Tumba
$1699
46K
Lidingo
$1742
44.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
52.2K
Skovde
$1465
57.5K