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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 32.1% cheaper than Karlstad without rent, and 17.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 17.6% cheaper than Karlstad without rent, and 13.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Karlstad
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.12 MX$235
$15.77 SEK 146
-16.80%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.8 MX$963
$68.2 SEK 631
-21.05%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.40 MX$168
$11.19 SEK 104
-16.00%
Cappuccino
$3.56 MX$63.8
$4.77 SEK 44.16
-25.37%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 MX$28.69
$2.57 SEK 23.77
-37.74%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 MX$20.67
$2.22 SEK 20.53
-48.20%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.16 MX$56.5
$8.54 SEK 79.1
-63.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.85 MX$86.7
$8.09 SEK 74.9
-40.05%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Karlstad
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 MX$29.25
$1.44 SEK 13.29
13.19%
White Bread (500g)
$2.73 MX$48.94
$2.87 SEK 26.54
-4.88%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.63
$3.75 SEK 34.76
-49.87%
Eggs
$2.63 MX$47.10
$4.80 SEK 44.41
-45.21%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.89 MX$177
$12.30 SEK 114
-19.59%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.40 MX$150
$14.10 SEK 131
-40.43%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.63 MX$208
$16.83 SEK 156
-30.90%
Apples (1kg)
$2.97 MX$53.2
$3.04 SEK 28.19
-2.30%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MX$31.94
$2.54 SEK 23.48
-29.92%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.06 MX$36.79
$3.31 SEK 30.61
-37.76%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.97 MX$35.35
$5.06 SEK 46.84
-61.07%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 MX$37.34
$1.60 SEK 14.77
30.62%
Onion (1kg)
$2.26 MX$40.44
$1.79 SEK 16.56
26.26%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 MX$26.10
$2.73 SEK 25.26
-46.52%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$19.51
$1.33 SEK 12.29
-18.05%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.34 MX$77.7
$7.43 SEK 68.8
-41.59%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.62 MX$244
$10.49 SEK 97.1
29.84%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MX$29.96
$1.77 SEK 16.39
-5.65%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 MX$63.4
$1.71 SEK 15.82
107.02%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Karlstad
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.44
$3.20 SEK 29.67
-88.75%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.96 MX$339
$84.4 SEK 781
-77.53%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.32 MX$23.69
$5.87 SEK 54.4
-77.51%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.30 MX$5.39
$1.36 SEK 12.61
-77.94%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 MX$98.2
$65.8 SEK 609
-91.66%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.93
$1.95 SEK 18.03
-31.28%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K MX$342.2K
$32.3K SEK 299.0K
-40.80%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$425.4K
$34.3K SEK 317.8K
-30.75%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Karlstad
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.11 MX$736
$104 SEK 967
-60.64%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.78 MX$497
$29.72 SEK 275
-6.53%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.00 MX$537
$42.91 SEK 397
-30.09%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Karlstad
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.5 MX$958
$45.11 SEK 418
18.67%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.13 MX$468
$17.43 SEK 161
49.91%
Cinema Ticket
$6.28 MX$112
$14.61 SEK 135
-57.02%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Karlstad
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$439 MX$7,865
$147 SEK 1,360
199.14%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.7K MX$192.3K
$3,124 SEK 28.9K
243.88%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Karlstad
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.1 MX$1,022
$87.5 SEK 810
-34.69%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.30 MX$811
$40.94 SEK 379
10.65%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,866
$80.1 SEK 742
30.07%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 MX$1,938
$147 SEK 1,357
-26.11%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Karlstad
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$996 MX$17.8K
$1,052 SEK 9,739
-5.28%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$11.2K
$582 SEK 5,390
7.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,106 MX$37.7K
$1,230 SEK 11.4K
71.28%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,218 MX$21.8K
$892 SEK 8,258
36.64%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,799 MX$68.0K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,230 MX$39.9K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Karlstad
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,096 MX$19.6K
$3,324 SEK 30.8K
-67.02%
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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Karlstad: March 2, 2026

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