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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 29.7% cheaper than Skovde without rent, and 22.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 25.8% cheaper than Skovde without rent, and 17.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Skovde
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.12 MX$235
$16.14 SEK 149
-18.71%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.8 MX$963
$68.7 SEK 636
-21.70%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.40 MX$168
$11.41 SEK 106
-17.62%
Cappuccino
$3.56 MX$63.8
$4.75 SEK 43.94
-25.05%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 MX$28.69
$2.68 SEK 24.81
-40.30%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 MX$20.67
$2.16 SEK 20.00
-46.76%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.16 MX$56.5
$8.24 SEK 76.3
-61.65%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.85 MX$86.7
$8.84 SEK 81.8
-45.14%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Skovde
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 MX$29.25
$1.65 SEK 15.31
-1.21%
White Bread (500g)
$2.73 MX$48.94
$2.87 SEK 26.62
-4.88%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.63
$4.48 SEK 41.49
-58.04%
Eggs
$2.63 MX$47.10
$5.15 SEK 47.67
-48.93%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.89 MX$177
$12.11 SEK 112
-18.33%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.40 MX$150
$13.98 SEK 129
-39.91%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.63 MX$208
$17.23 SEK 160
-32.50%
Apples (1kg)
$2.97 MX$53.2
$3.69 SEK 34.21
-19.51%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MX$31.94
$2.79 SEK 25.81
-36.20%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.06 MX$36.79
$3.77 SEK 34.95
-45.36%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.97 MX$35.35
$5.19 SEK 48.09
-62.04%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 MX$37.34
$1.61 SEK 14.87
29.81%
Onion (1kg)
$2.26 MX$40.44
$1.82 SEK 16.87
24.18%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 MX$26.10
$2.70 SEK 25.04
-45.93%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$19.51
$1.30 SEK 12.06
-16.15%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.34 MX$77.7
$7.83 SEK 72.5
-44.57%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.62 MX$244
$10.66 SEK 98.7
27.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MX$29.96
$2.38 SEK 22.07
-29.83%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 MX$63.4
$2.67 SEK 24.74
32.58%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Skovde
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.44
$3.81 SEK 35.25
-90.55%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.96 MX$339
$74.8 SEK 692
-74.64%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.32 MX$23.69
$5.56 SEK 51.4
-76.26%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.30 MX$5.39
$1.66 SEK 15.37
-81.93%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 MX$98.2
$64.1 SEK 594
-91.44%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.93
$1.98 SEK 18.30
-32.32%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K MX$342.2K
$32.5K SEK 300.5K
-41.10%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$425.4K
$34.9K SEK 323.5K
-31.98%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Skovde
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.11 MX$736
$110 SEK 1,019
-62.65%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.78 MX$497
$29.30 SEK 271
-5.19%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.00 MX$537
$42.50 SEK 394
-29.41%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Skovde
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.5 MX$958
$40.73 SEK 377
31.43%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.13 MX$468
$25.07 SEK 232
4.23%
Cinema Ticket
$6.28 MX$112
$20.35 SEK 188
-69.14%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Skovde
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$439 MX$7,865
$146 SEK 1,350
201.32%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.7K MX$192.3K
$5,509 SEK 51.0K
94.96%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Skovde
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.1 MX$1,022
$88.8 SEK 822
-35.65%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.30 MX$811
$41.63 SEK 386
8.82%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,866
$99.0 SEK 917
5.28%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 MX$1,938
$158 SEK 1,462
-31.43%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Skovde
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$996 MX$17.8K
$827 SEK 7,661
20.40%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$11.2K
$666 SEK 6,165
-6.32%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,106 MX$37.7K
$1,407 SEK 13.0K
49.75%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,218 MX$21.8K
$1,086 SEK 10.1K
12.23%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,799 MX$68.0K
$4,028 SEK 37.3K
-5.70%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,230 MX$39.9K
$3,386 SEK 31.4K
-34.13%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Skovde
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,096 MX$19.6K
-
-
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 Skovde: March 3, 2026

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