Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Alesund Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Alesund

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 40.7% cheaper than Alesund without rent, and 35.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 32.6% cheaper than Alesund without rent, and 26.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Alesund
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.12 MX$235
$19.86 NOK 191
-33.94%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.8 MX$963
$84.7 NOK 817
-36.50%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.40 MX$168
$12.70 NOK 122
-25.98%
Cappuccino
$3.56 MX$63.8
$4.12 NOK 39.69
-13.59%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 MX$28.69
$2.01 NOK 19.38
-20.40%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 MX$20.67
$2.25 NOK 21.74
-48.89%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.16 MX$56.5
$11.29 NOK 109
-72.01%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.85 MX$86.7
$9.21 NOK 88.7
-47.34%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Alesund
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 MX$29.25
$2.39 NOK 23.02
-31.80%
White Bread (500g)
$2.73 MX$48.94
$2.94 NOK 28.36
-7.14%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.63
$2.83 NOK 27.25
-33.57%
Eggs
$2.63 MX$47.10
$3.97 NOK 38.31
-33.75%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.89 MX$177
$14.39 NOK 139
-31.27%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.40 MX$150
$13.44 NOK 130
-37.50%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.63 MX$208
$22.23 NOK 214
-47.68%
Apples (1kg)
$2.97 MX$53.2
$2.82 NOK 27.18
5.32%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MX$31.94
$2.28 NOK 21.98
-21.93%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.06 MX$36.79
$2.17 NOK 20.91
-5.07%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.97 MX$35.35
$3.68 NOK 35.46
-46.47%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 MX$37.34
$2.70 NOK 26.07
-22.59%
Onion (1kg)
$2.26 MX$40.44
$1.82 NOK 17.51
24.18%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 MX$26.10
$2.78 NOK 26.84
-47.48%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$19.51
$2.05 NOK 19.78
-46.83%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.34 MX$77.7
$13.84 NOK 133
-68.64%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.62 MX$244
$17.55 NOK 169
-22.39%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MX$29.96
$3.38 NOK 32.55
-50.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 MX$63.4
$4.03 NOK 38.89
-12.16%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Alesund
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.44
$4.40 NOK 42.40
-91.82%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.96 MX$339
$67.1 NOK 647
-71.74%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.32 MX$23.69
$12.33 NOK 119
-89.29%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.30 MX$5.39
$2.18 NOK 21.00
-86.24%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 MX$98.2
$72.5 NOK 699
-92.43%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.93
$2.18 NOK 21.03
-38.53%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K MX$342.2K
$35.8K NOK 344.9K
-46.58%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$425.4K
$43.5K NOK 419.4K
-45.37%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Alesund
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.11 MX$736
$240 NOK 2,314
-82.87%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.78 MX$497
$38.82 NOK 374
-28.44%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.00 MX$537
$40.01 NOK 386
-25.02%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Alesund
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.5 MX$958
$56.9 NOK 548
-5.92%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.13 MX$468
$29.89 NOK 288
-12.58%
Cinema Ticket
$6.28 MX$112
$16.87 NOK 163
-62.77%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Alesund
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$439 MX$7,865
$262 NOK 2,521
68.00%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.7K MX$192.3K
$2,550 NOK 24.6K
321.26%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Alesund
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.1 MX$1,022
$85.3 NOK 823
-33.07%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.30 MX$811
$43.38 NOK 418
4.43%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,866
$112 NOK 1,082
-7.17%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 MX$1,938
$134 NOK 1,291
-19.16%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Alesund
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$996 MX$17.8K
$961 NOK 9,260
3.69%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$11.2K
$807 NOK 7,777
-22.69%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,106 MX$37.7K
$1,401 NOK 13.5K
50.33%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,218 MX$21.8K
$1,168 NOK 11.3K
4.28%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,799 MX$68.0K
$4,472 NOK 43.1K
-15.06%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,230 MX$39.9K
$2,423 NOK 23.4K
-7.95%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Alesund
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,096 MX$19.6K
$4,275 NOK 41.2K
-74.35%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
4.03
181.39%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

Last update for Alesund: March 3, 2026

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