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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 43.4% cheaper than Grundarfjordur without rent, and 10.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 53.7% cheaper than Grundarfjordur without rent, and 19.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Grundarfjordur
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.12 MX$235
$27.16 ISK 3,399
-51.69%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.8 MX$963
$146 ISK 18.2K
-63.07%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.40 MX$168
$22.44 ISK 2,809
-58.11%
Cappuccino
$3.56 MX$63.8
$6.02 ISK 753
-40.86%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 MX$28.69
$3.26 ISK 408
-50.92%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 MX$20.67
$2.55 ISK 319
-54.90%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.16 MX$56.5
$12.75 ISK 1,596
-75.22%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.85 MX$86.7
$11.37 ISK 1,423
-57.34%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Grundarfjordur
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 MX$29.25
$1.97 ISK 246
-17.26%
White Bread (500g)
$2.73 MX$48.94
$4.31 ISK 539
-36.66%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.63
$3.56 ISK 446
-47.19%
Eggs
$2.63 MX$47.10
$6.44 ISK 806
-59.16%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.89 MX$177
$17.88 ISK 2,237
-44.69%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.40 MX$150
$23.87 ISK 2,987
-64.81%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.63 MX$208
$42.87 ISK 5,365
-72.87%
Apples (1kg)
$2.97 MX$53.2
$3.26 ISK 408
-8.90%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MX$31.94
$2.44 ISK 306
-27.05%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.06 MX$36.79
$2.97 ISK 371
-30.64%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.97 MX$35.35
$4.97 ISK 622
-60.36%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 MX$37.34
$3.70 ISK 463
-43.51%
Onion (1kg)
$2.26 MX$40.44
$2.44 ISK 305
-7.38%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 MX$26.10
$3.02 ISK 378
-51.66%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$19.51
$2.00 ISK 250
-45.50%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.34 MX$77.7
$13.88 ISK 1,737
-68.73%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.62 MX$244
$23.75 ISK 2,971
-42.65%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MX$29.96
$3.55 ISK 444
-52.96%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 MX$63.4
$3.37 ISK 422
5.04%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Grundarfjordur
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.44
-
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.96 MX$339
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.32 MX$23.69
$6.37 ISK 798
-79.28%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.30 MX$5.39
$2.65 ISK 332
-88.68%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 MX$98.2
$84.5 ISK 10.6K
-93.50%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.93
$2.53 ISK 316
-47.04%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K MX$342.2K
$46.5K ISK 5.8M
-58.89%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$425.4K
$51.5K ISK 6.4M
-53.86%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Grundarfjordur
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.11 MX$736
$86.3 ISK 10.8K
-52.34%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.78 MX$497
$27.56 ISK 3,449
0.80%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.00 MX$537
$83.9 ISK 10.5K
-64.24%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Grundarfjordur
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.5 MX$958
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.13 MX$468
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.28 MX$112
$17.84 ISK 2,232
-64.80%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Grundarfjordur
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$439 MX$7,865
$315 ISK 39.4K
39.39%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.7K MX$192.3K
$29.9K ISK 3.7M
-64.03%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Grundarfjordur
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.1 MX$1,022
$139 ISK 17.5K
-59.04%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.30 MX$811
$61.0 ISK 7,638
-25.79%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,866
$179 ISK 22.4K
-41.82%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 MX$1,938
$267 ISK 33.4K
-59.45%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Grundarfjordur
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$996 MX$17.8K
-
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$11.2K
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,218 MX$21.8K
-
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,799 MX$68.0K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,230 MX$39.9K
$1,171 ISK 146.6K
90.39%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Grundarfjordur
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,096 MX$19.6K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
9.63
17.76%

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

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

Last update for Grundarfjordur: March 3, 2026

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