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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 12% cheaper than Halmstad without rent, and 16.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 22.6% cheaper than Halmstad without rent, and 13.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Halmstad
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.12 MX$235
$13.82 SEK 128
-5.07%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.8 MX$963
$72.4 SEK 670
-25.64%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.40 MX$168
$10.59 SEK 98.1
-11.24%
Cappuccino
$3.56 MX$63.8
$4.93 SEK 45.68
-27.79%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 MX$28.69
$3.06 SEK 28.32
-47.71%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 MX$20.67
$2.39 SEK 22.15
-51.88%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.16 MX$56.5
$7.52 SEK 69.6
-57.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.85 MX$86.7
$6.16 SEK 57.0
-21.27%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Halmstad
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 MX$29.25
$1.58 SEK 14.64
3.16%
White Bread (500g)
$2.73 MX$48.94
$2.66 SEK 24.59
2.63%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.63
$3.31 SEK 30.69
-43.20%
Eggs
$2.63 MX$47.10
$3.60 SEK 33.30
-26.94%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.89 MX$177
$11.57 SEK 107
-14.52%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.40 MX$150
$9.76 SEK 90.4
-13.93%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.63 MX$208
$18.49 SEK 171
-37.10%
Apples (1kg)
$2.97 MX$53.2
$3.09 SEK 28.63
-3.88%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MX$31.94
$2.62 SEK 24.25
-32.06%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.06 MX$36.79
$3.01 SEK 27.86
-31.56%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.97 MX$35.35
$4.32 SEK 40.01
-54.40%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 MX$37.34
$1.61 SEK 14.89
29.81%
Onion (1kg)
$2.26 MX$40.44
$1.61 SEK 14.92
40.37%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 MX$26.10
$2.17 SEK 20.09
-32.72%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$19.51
$1.00 SEK 9.22
9.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.34 MX$77.7
$7.03 SEK 65.1
-38.26%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.62 MX$244
$11.61 SEK 108
17.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MX$29.96
$2.16 SEK 20.00
-22.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 MX$63.4
$2.59 SEK 24.01
36.68%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Halmstad
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.44
$2.93 SEK 27.12
-87.71%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.96 MX$339
$69.9 SEK 647
-72.87%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.32 MX$23.69
$4.96 SEK 45.91
-73.39%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.30 MX$5.39
$1.57 SEK 14.56
-80.89%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 MX$98.2
$41.91 SEK 388
-86.90%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.93
$1.92 SEK 17.82
-30.21%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K MX$342.2K
$22.9K SEK 212.2K
-16.58%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$425.4K
$20.7K SEK 191.7K
14.80%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Halmstad
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.11 MX$736
$138 SEK 1,277
-70.20%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.78 MX$497
$25.78 SEK 239
7.76%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.00 MX$537
$36.72 SEK 340
-18.30%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Halmstad
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.5 MX$958
$38.84 SEK 360
37.82%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.13 MX$468
$25.67 SEK 238
1.79%
Cinema Ticket
$6.28 MX$112
$17.54 SEK 162
-64.20%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Halmstad
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$439 MX$7,865
$157 SEK 1,449
180.75%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.7K MX$192.3K
$4,115 SEK 38.1K
161.04%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Halmstad
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.1 MX$1,022
$87.6 SEK 811
-34.79%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.30 MX$811
$36.67 SEK 340
23.53%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,866
$96.2 SEK 891
8.31%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 MX$1,938
$153 SEK 1,413
-29.04%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Halmstad
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$996 MX$17.8K
$610 SEK 5,644
63.43%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$11.2K
$583 SEK 5,402
6.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,106 MX$37.7K
$1,149 SEK 10.6K
83.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,218 MX$21.8K
$1,027 SEK 9,511
18.62%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,799 MX$68.0K
$4,724 SEK 43.7K
-19.58%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,230 MX$39.9K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Halmstad
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,096 MX$19.6K
$2,550 SEK 23.6K
-57.00%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
3.9
190.77%

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

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

Last update for Halmstad: March 1, 2026

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