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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 19% cheaper than Boras without rent, and 28% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 13.4% cheaper than Boras without rent, and 11.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Boras
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.38 MX$253
$12.51 SEK 118
6.95%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$52.7 MX$997
$71.2 SEK 672
-25.91%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.31 MX$176
$10.72 SEK 101
-13.15%
Cappuccino
$3.61 MX$68.3
$4.54 SEK 42.92
-20.48%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.64 MX$30.91
$2.25 SEK 21.25
-27.11%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.12 MX$21.14
$2.17 SEK 20.5
-48.39%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.26 MX$61.7
$8.02 SEK 75.8
-59.35%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.82 MX$91.1
$7.17 SEK 67.7
-32.78%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Boras
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.65 MX$31.24
$1.61 SEK 15.22
2.48%
White Bread (500g)
$2.74 MX$51.7
$2.2 SEK 20.82
24.55%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.92 MX$36.28
$3.08 SEK 29.06
-37.66%
Eggs
$2.51 MX$47.53
$4.47 SEK 42.19
-43.85%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.89 MX$187
$13.12 SEK 124
-24.62%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.39 MX$159
$11.46 SEK 108
-26.79%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.95 MX$226
$16.86 SEK 159
-29.12%
Apples (1kg)
$2.87 MX$54.3
$2.77 SEK 26.18
3.61%
Banana (1kg)
$1.74 MX$32.85
$2.76 SEK 26.12
-36.96%
Oranges (1kg)
$2 MX$37.81
$2.68 SEK 25.31
-25.37%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.07 MX$39.14
$3.58 SEK 33.82
-42.18%
Potato (1kg)
$2.05 MX$38.78
$1.55 SEK 14.62
32.26%
Onion (1kg)
$2.18 MX$41.22
$1.55 SEK 14.67
40.65%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.38 MX$26.16
$1.42 SEK 13.41
-2.82%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.11 MX$21.06
$1.47 SEK 13.89
-24.49%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.16 MX$78.6
$7.78 SEK 73.5
-46.53%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.05 MX$209
$9.96 SEK 94.1
10.94%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.75 MX$33.16
$2.02 SEK 19.07
-13.37%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.7 MX$70
$1.78 SEK 16.83
107.87%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Boras
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.38 MX$7.25
$3.61 SEK 34.1
-89.47%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.97 MX$359
$85.8 SEK 810
-77.88%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.36 MX$25.72
$6.34 SEK 59.9
-78.55%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.28 MX$5.25
$1.89 SEK 17.88
-85.19%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.3 MX$100
$63.1 SEK 596
-91.60%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.36 MX$25.63
$1.88 SEK 17.77
-27.66%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$18.8K MX$354.6K
$26K SEK 245.9K
-27.93%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.4K MX$441.7K
$25.1K SEK 237K
-6.89%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Boras
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$39.97 MX$756
$76.5 SEK 723
-47.74%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.48 MX$519
$28.65 SEK 271
-4.08%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.22 MX$571
$28.34 SEK 268
6.63%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Boras
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52.6 MX$994
$33.92 SEK 320
55.07%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.84 MX$507
$23.9 SEK 226
12.30%
Cinema Ticket
$6.32 MX$120
$15.85 SEK 150
-60.13%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Boras
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$437 MX$8,258
$156 SEK 1,477
179.31%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.6K MX$199.9K
$4,205 SEK 39.7K
151.41%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Boras
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.2 MX$1,082
$78.7 SEK 743
-27.25%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.14 MX$853
$39.66 SEK 375
13.82%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 MX$1,928
$96.8 SEK 914
5.39%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$109 MX$2,056
$107 SEK 1,008
1.87%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Boras
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,000 MX$18.9K
$848 SEK 8,009
17.89%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$622 MX$11.8K
$906 SEK 8,556
-31.31%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,160 MX$40.8K
$1,385 SEK 13.1K
55.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,235 MX$23.3K
$1,082 SEK 10.2K
14.10%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,566 MX$67.4K
$3,726 SEK 35.2K
-4.31%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,480 MX$46.9K
$2,820 SEK 26.6K
-12.06%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Boras
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$867 MX$16.4K
$2,593 SEK 24.5K
-66.55%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
4.8
136.25%

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

Last update for Mexico City: October 28, 2025

Last update for Boras: October 28, 2025

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