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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 26% cheaper than Solna without rent, and 17.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 22.5% cheaper than Solna without rent, and 10.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Solna
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.12 MX$232
$14.59 SEK 135
-10.08%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.8 MX$950
$57.0 SEK 528
-5.55%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.40 MX$166
$10.41 SEK 96.4
-9.70%
Cappuccino
$3.56 MX$62.9
$5.00 SEK 46.29
-28.80%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 MX$28.29
$3.20 SEK 29.66
-50.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 MX$20.38
$1.52 SEK 14.04
-24.34%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.16 MX$55.7
$7.61 SEK 70.5
-58.48%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.85 MX$85.5
$7.97 SEK 73.8
-39.15%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Solna
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 MX$28.84
$1.61 SEK 14.93
1.24%
White Bread (500g)
$2.73 MX$48.26
$2.70 SEK 25.05
1.11%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.16
$3.77 SEK 34.96
-50.13%
Eggs
$2.63 MX$46.45
$3.89 SEK 36.04
-32.39%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.89 MX$175
$9.67 SEK 89.6
2.28%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.40 MX$148
$12.32 SEK 114
-31.82%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.63 MX$205
$15.00 SEK 139
-22.47%
Apples (1kg)
$2.97 MX$52.5
$1.65 SEK 15.31
80.00%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MX$31.50
$2.09 SEK 19.35
-14.83%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.06 MX$36.28
$2.67 SEK 24.72
-22.85%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.97 MX$34.86
$3.14 SEK 29.09
-37.26%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 MX$36.82
$1.56 SEK 14.49
33.97%
Onion (1kg)
$2.26 MX$39.87
$1.93 SEK 17.86
17.10%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 MX$25.74
$2.27 SEK 21.04
-35.68%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$19.24
$1.13 SEK 10.48
-3.54%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.34 MX$76.6
$7.35 SEK 68.0
-40.95%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.62 MX$240
$13.01 SEK 121
4.69%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MX$29.54
$1.40 SEK 12.96
19.29%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 MX$62.5
$0.90 SEK 8.35
293.33%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Solna
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.35
$4.38 SEK 40.56
-91.78%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.96 MX$335
$102 SEK 947
-81.46%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.32 MX$23.36
$3.71 SEK 34.39
-64.42%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.30 MX$5.32
$1.61 SEK 14.88
-81.37%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 MX$96.9
$85.8 SEK 794
-93.60%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.59
$2.00 SEK 18.49
-33.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K MX$337.4K
$26.4K SEK 244.7K
-27.66%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$419.4K
$30.0K SEK 277.6K
-20.73%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Solna
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.11 MX$726
$109 SEK 1,010
-62.31%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.78 MX$490
$29.41 SEK 272
-5.54%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.00 MX$530
$42.12 SEK 390
-28.77%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Solna
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.5 MX$945
$45.67 SEK 423
17.21%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.13 MX$461
$25.43 SEK 236
2.75%
Cinema Ticket
$6.28 MX$111
$15.02 SEK 139
-58.19%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Solna
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$439 MX$7,755
$157 SEK 1,458
179.11%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.7K MX$189.6K
$4,217 SEK 39.0K
154.74%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Solna
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.1 MX$1,008
$93.6 SEK 866
-38.94%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.30 MX$800
$42.24 SEK 391
7.24%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,840
$93.9 SEK 870
11.01%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 MX$1,911
$52.1 SEK 483
107.69%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Solna
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$996 MX$17.6K
$853 SEK 7,900
16.76%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$11.0K
$652 SEK 6,038
-4.35%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,106 MX$37.2K
$1,385 SEK 12.8K
52.07%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,218 MX$21.5K
$1,071 SEK 9,916
13.79%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,799 MX$67.0K
$7,219 SEK 66.9K
-47.38%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,230 MX$39.4K
$6,226 SEK 57.6K
-64.18%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Solna
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,096 MX$19.4K
$3,844 SEK 35.6K
-71.48%
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 Solna: March 2, 2026

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