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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 38.1% cheaper than Porsgrunn without rent, and 36% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 45.1% cheaper than Porsgrunn without rent, and 32.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Porsgrunn
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.12 MX$232
$29.12 NOK 282
-54.95%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.8 MX$950
$100 NOK 970
-46.35%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.40 MX$166
$13.38 NOK 129
-29.75%
Cappuccino
$3.56 MX$62.9
$4.85 NOK 46.89
-26.60%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 MX$28.29
$2.08 NOK 20.11
-23.08%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 MX$20.38
$2.06 NOK 19.89
-44.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.16 MX$55.7
$9.21 NOK 89.1
-65.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.85 MX$85.5
$9.86 NOK 95.3
-50.81%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Porsgrunn
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 MX$28.84
$2.06 NOK 19.95
-20.87%
White Bread (500g)
$2.73 MX$48.26
$3.43 NOK 33.17
-20.41%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.16
$3.31 NOK 31.98
-43.20%
Eggs
$2.63 MX$46.45
$2.50 NOK 24.19
5.20%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.89 MX$175
$10.11 NOK 97.7
-2.18%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.40 MX$148
$10.26 NOK 99.2
-18.13%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.63 MX$205
$36.00 NOK 348
-67.69%
Apples (1kg)
$2.97 MX$52.5
$1.97 NOK 19.06
50.76%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MX$31.50
$1.58 NOK 15.26
12.66%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.06 MX$36.28
$2.47 NOK 23.85
-16.60%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.97 MX$34.86
$2.75 NOK 26.55
-28.36%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 MX$36.82
$1.03 NOK 9.94
102.91%
Onion (1kg)
$2.26 MX$39.87
$2.20 NOK 21.27
2.73%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 MX$25.74
$2.27 NOK 21.93
-35.68%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$19.24
$1.83 NOK 17.70
-40.44%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.34 MX$76.6
$14.30 NOK 138
-69.65%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.62 MX$240
$18.40 NOK 178
-25.98%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MX$29.54
$3.09 NOK 29.93
-45.95%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 MX$62.5
$3.88 NOK 37.57
-8.76%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Porsgrunn
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.35
$3.38 NOK 32.68
-89.35%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.96 MX$335
$74.2 NOK 717
-74.43%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.32 MX$23.36
$10.20 NOK 98.6
-87.06%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.30 MX$5.32
$1.45 NOK 13.99
-79.31%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 MX$96.9
$100.0 NOK 967
-94.51%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.59
$2.09 NOK 20.20
-35.89%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K MX$337.4K
$35.5K NOK 343.6K
-46.20%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$419.4K
$37.8K NOK 365.6K
-37.14%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Porsgrunn
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.11 MX$726
$221 NOK 2,137
-81.40%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.78 MX$490
$42.76 NOK 413
-35.03%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.00 MX$530
$38.59 NOK 373
-22.26%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Porsgrunn
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.5 MX$945
$49.64 NOK 480
7.84%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.13 MX$461
$34.81 NOK 337
-24.94%
Cinema Ticket
$6.28 MX$111
$14.99 NOK 145
-58.11%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Porsgrunn
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$439 MX$7,755
$305 NOK 2,953
43.89%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.7K MX$189.6K
$10.1K NOK 97.5K
6.55%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Porsgrunn
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.1 MX$1,008
$50.0 NOK 484
14.24%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.30 MX$800
$30.79 NOK 298
47.13%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,840
$71.1 NOK 688
46.55%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 MX$1,911
$99.7 NOK 964
8.54%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Porsgrunn
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$996 MX$17.6K
$1,215 NOK 11.7K
-18.02%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$11.0K
$889 NOK 8,597
-29.85%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,106 MX$37.2K
$1,816 NOK 17.6K
15.98%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,218 MX$21.5K
$1,556 NOK 15.0K
-21.69%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,799 MX$67.0K
$6,007 NOK 58.1K
-36.76%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,230 MX$39.4K
$3,580 NOK 34.6K
-37.70%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Porsgrunn
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,096 MX$19.4K
$3,378 NOK 32.7K
-67.54%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
3.8
198.42%

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

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

Last update for Porsgrunn: March 2, 2026

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