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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 32.8% cheaper than Lulea without rent, and 22.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 40.7% cheaper than Lulea without rent, and 23.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Lulea
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.29 MX$229
$12.70 SEK 116
4.65%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.8 MX$928
$95.2 SEK 872
-43.55%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.29 MX$161
$11.92 SEK 109
-22.06%
Cappuccino
$3.61 MX$62.3
$4.88 SEK 44.68
-26.02%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.56 MX$26.89
$2.64 SEK 24.19
-40.91%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.12 MX$19.36
$1.99 SEK 18.27
-43.72%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.13 MX$54.0
$8.66 SEK 79.4
-63.86%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.71 MX$81.3
$9.92 SEK 90.9
-52.52%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Lulea
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.70 MX$29.39
$1.85 SEK 16.91
-8.11%
White Bread (500g)
$2.77 MX$47.78
$3.62 SEK 33.12
-23.48%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.96 MX$33.88
$5.03 SEK 46.04
-61.03%
Eggs
$2.60 MX$44.98
$4.92 SEK 45.05
-47.15%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.94 MX$172
$13.17 SEK 121
-24.53%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.10 MX$140
$13.77 SEK 126
-41.18%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.50 MX$199
$28.04 SEK 257
-58.99%
Apples (1kg)
$2.87 MX$49.58
$2.57 SEK 23.55
11.67%
Banana (1kg)
$1.73 MX$29.91
$2.75 SEK 25.20
-37.09%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.00 MX$34.55
$2.63 SEK 24.10
-23.95%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.04 MX$35.20
$4.34 SEK 39.78
-53.00%
Potato (1kg)
$2.08 MX$35.95
$2.20 SEK 20.18
-5.45%
Onion (1kg)
$2.20 MX$37.92
$1.64 SEK 15.05
34.15%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.45 MX$25.11
$3.50 SEK 32.04
-58.57%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$18.54
$1.50 SEK 13.72
-28.67%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 MX$73.8
$7.16 SEK 65.6
-40.36%
Wine (Bottle)
$14.32 MX$247
$12.75 SEK 117
12.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.76 MX$30.47
$1.90 SEK 17.41
-7.37%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.70 MX$63.9
$1.88 SEK 17.25
96.81%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Lulea
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.35 MX$6.09
$3.46 SEK 31.70
-89.88%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$19.19 MX$331
$57.9 SEK 530
-66.85%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.34 MX$23.06
$9.30 SEK 85.2
-85.59%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.28 MX$4.81
$1.72 SEK 15.72
-83.72%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.33 MX$92.1
$72.5 SEK 664
-92.65%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.15
$1.94 SEK 17.73
-30.93%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K MX$330.3K
$31.8K SEK 291.4K
-39.88%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.9K MX$412.4K
$35.4K SEK 324.2K
-32.53%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Lulea
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$39.86 MX$688
$171 SEK 1,571
-76.75%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$26.78 MX$463
$32.71 SEK 300
-18.13%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$29.36 MX$507
$27.70 SEK 254
5.99%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Lulea
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.4 MX$923
$49.86 SEK 457
7.16%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.09 MX$451
$37.24 SEK 341
-29.94%
Cinema Ticket
$6.40 MX$111
$13.49 SEK 124
-52.56%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Lulea
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$440 MX$7,607
$163 SEK 1,493
170.32%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.8K MX$185.7K
$5,866 SEK 53.7K
83.27%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Lulea
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 MX$995
$124 SEK 1,135
-53.52%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.02 MX$777
$34.55 SEK 316
30.30%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,792
$128 SEK 1,171
-18.86%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 MX$1,864
$168 SEK 1,543
-35.91%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Lulea
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,013 MX$17.5K
$799 SEK 7,316
26.84%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$630 MX$10.9K
$586 SEK 5,364
7.49%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,162 MX$37.3K
$1,439 SEK 13.2K
50.20%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,222 MX$21.1K
$1,085 SEK 9,937
12.63%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,793 MX$65.5K
$3,404 SEK 31.2K
11.42%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,332 MX$40.3K
$2,444 SEK 22.4K
-4.60%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Lulea
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,075 MX$18.6K
$2,910 SEK 26.7K
-63.06%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
4.2
170.00%

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

Last update for Mexico City: April 11, 2026

Last update for Lulea: April 13, 2026

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