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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 35.1% cheaper than Skien without rent, and 36% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 28.3% cheaper than Skien without rent, and 23.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Skien
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.19 MX$233
$29.25 NOK 295
-54.91%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.5 MX$944
$101 NOK 1,020
-47.07%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.37 MX$165
$13.58 NOK 137
-31.00%
Cappuccino
$3.75 MX$66.2
$5.00 NOK 50.4
-25.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 MX$27.71
$2.52 NOK 25.38
-37.70%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.11 MX$19.61
$2.14 NOK 21.62
-48.13%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.12 MX$55.1
$8.91 NOK 89.9
-64.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.81 MX$84.9
$9.33 NOK 94.2
-48.45%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Skien
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.65 MX$29.16
$1.93 NOK 19.45
-14.51%
White Bread (500g)
$2.77 MX$48.87
$3.42 NOK 34.48
-19.01%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.91 MX$33.67
$3.31 NOK 33.44
-42.30%
Eggs
$2.60 MX$45.81
$4.20 NOK 42.33
-38.10%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.21 MX$180
$11.26 NOK 114
-9.33%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.46 MX$149
$14.30 NOK 144
-40.84%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.60 MX$205
$24.88 NOK 251
-53.38%
Apples (1kg)
$3.00 MX$52.9
$3.63 NOK 36.59
-17.36%
Banana (1kg)
$1.73 MX$30.49
$2.26 NOK 22.78
-23.45%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 MX$36.05
$3.32 NOK 33.47
-38.55%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.00 MX$35.34
$4.00 NOK 40.35
-50.00%
Potato (1kg)
$2.15 MX$37.91
$2.26 NOK 22.77
-4.87%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$39.71
$2.20 NOK 22.18
2.27%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.39 MX$24.57
$2.91 NOK 29.37
-52.23%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$18.88
$1.89 NOK 19.08
-43.39%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.13 MX$73.0
$19.31 NOK 195
-78.61%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.35 MX$218
$13.84 NOK 140
-10.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.70 MX$30.02
$3.18 NOK 32.04
-46.54%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.56 MX$62.8
$4.08 NOK 41.18
-12.75%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Skien
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.35
$2.68 NOK 27.01
-86.57%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.70 MX$330
$43.78 NOK 442
-57.29%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.36 MX$24.05
$35.82 NOK 361
-96.20%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.28 MX$4.88
$1.39 NOK 14.03
-79.86%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.44 MX$96.0
$103 NOK 1,038
-94.71%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.64
$2.19 NOK 22.14
-38.81%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.0K MX$335.5K
$25.7K NOK 259.5K
-26.10%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.3K MX$411.1K
$35.5K NOK 358.6K
-34.47%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Skien
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.62 MX$717
$95.8 NOK 967
-57.62%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$26.92 MX$475
$37.66 NOK 380
-28.52%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$29.98 MX$529
$37.26 NOK 376
-19.54%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Skien
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52.2 MX$922
$37.87 NOK 382
37.87%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$25.91 MX$457
$35.27 NOK 356
-26.54%
Cinema Ticket
$6.39 MX$113
$14.06 NOK 142
-54.55%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Skien
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$431 MX$7,603
$313 NOK 3,161
37.51%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.4K MX$184.0K
$9,931 NOK 100.2K
5.00%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Skien
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.4 MX$1,031
$40.71 NOK 411
43.50%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.65 MX$788
$35.77 NOK 361
24.83%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$103 MX$1,823
$91.9 NOK 927
12.45%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$106 MX$1,876
$154 NOK 1,555
-31.04%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Skien
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$998 MX$17.6K
$969 NOK 9,775
2.98%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$11.0K
$980 NOK 9,893
-36.32%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,108 MX$37.2K
$1,100 NOK 11.1K
91.61%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,231 MX$21.7K
$905 NOK 9,129
36.09%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,647 MX$64.4K
$3,282 NOK 33.1K
11.13%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,169 MX$38.3K
$2,931 NOK 29.6K
-25.99%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Skien
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,044 MX$18.4K
$3,899 NOK 39.3K
-73.22%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
3.8
198.42%

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Last update for Mexico City: January 13, 2026

Last update for Skien: January 11, 2026

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