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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 48.8% cheaper than Keflavik without rent, and 49.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 43.2% cheaper than Keflavik without rent, and 46.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Keflavik
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.12 MX$235
$24.37 ISK 3,049
-46.16%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.8 MX$963
$143 ISK 17.9K
-62.35%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.40 MX$168
$20.19 ISK 2,527
-53.44%
Cappuccino
$3.56 MX$63.8
$3.99 ISK 499
-10.78%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 MX$28.69
$3.20 ISK 400
-50.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 MX$20.67
$2.51 ISK 314
-54.18%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.16 MX$56.5
$8.22 ISK 1,029
-61.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.85 MX$86.7
$7.89 ISK 987
-38.53%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Keflavik
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 MX$29.25
$1.96 ISK 246
-16.84%
White Bread (500g)
$2.73 MX$48.94
$4.31 ISK 539
-36.66%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.63
$2.36 ISK 295
-20.34%
Eggs
$2.63 MX$47.10
$6.21 ISK 777
-57.65%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.89 MX$177
$17.93 ISK 2,244
-44.84%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.40 MX$150
$23.44 ISK 2,933
-64.16%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.63 MX$208
$43.07 ISK 5,390
-73.00%
Apples (1kg)
$2.97 MX$53.2
$2.39 ISK 299
24.27%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MX$31.94
$2.40 ISK 300
-25.83%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.06 MX$36.79
$2.46 ISK 307
-16.26%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.97 MX$35.35
$4.06 ISK 508
-51.48%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 MX$37.34
$3.18 ISK 397
-34.28%
Onion (1kg)
$2.26 MX$40.44
$2.04 ISK 255
10.78%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 MX$26.10
$3.13 ISK 391
-53.35%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$19.51
$1.92 ISK 241
-43.23%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.34 MX$77.7
$13.59 ISK 1,701
-68.06%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.62 MX$244
$16.49 ISK 2,063
-17.40%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MX$29.96
$3.75 ISK 470
-55.47%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 MX$63.4
$2.74 ISK 343
29.20%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Keflavik
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.44
$3.56 ISK 446
-89.89%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.96 MX$339
$74.1 ISK 9,271
-74.41%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.32 MX$23.69
$6.27 ISK 784
-78.95%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.30 MX$5.39
$2.29 ISK 286
-86.90%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 MX$98.2
$86.6 ISK 10.8K
-93.66%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.93
$2.43 ISK 304
-44.86%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K MX$342.2K
$47.6K ISK 6.0M
-59.86%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$425.4K
$53.0K ISK 6.6M
-55.15%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Keflavik
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.11 MX$736
$88.8 ISK 11.1K
-53.71%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.78 MX$497
$27.97 ISK 3,500
-0.68%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.00 MX$537
$85.5 ISK 10.7K
-64.91%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Keflavik
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.5 MX$958
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.13 MX$468
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.28 MX$112
$17.26 ISK 2,160
-63.62%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Keflavik
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$439 MX$7,865
$323 ISK 40.5K
35.83%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.7K MX$192.3K
$30.4K ISK 3.8M
-64.65%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Keflavik
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.1 MX$1,022
$139 ISK 17.4K
-58.99%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.30 MX$811
$61.3 ISK 7,673
-26.13%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,866
$180 ISK 22.6K
-42.21%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 MX$1,938
$191 ISK 23.9K
-43.38%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Keflavik
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$996 MX$17.8K
$1,866 ISK 233.5K
-46.62%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$11.2K
$1,319 ISK 165.1K
-52.72%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,106 MX$37.7K
$2,415 ISK 302.2K
-12.78%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,218 MX$21.8K
$2,043 ISK 255.7K
-40.36%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,799 MX$68.0K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,230 MX$39.9K
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Keflavik
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,096 MX$19.6K
$3,742 ISK 468.3K
-70.70%
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 Keflavik: March 2, 2026

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