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

😐 Solo nomad: Stavanger is 77.8% more expensive than Mexico City without rent, and 88.8% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Stavanger is 81.6% more expensive than Mexico City without rent, and 76.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Stavanger
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$25.44 NOK 245
$13.12 MX$235
93.90%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$123 NOK 1,183
$53.8 MX$963
128.10%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$15.27 NOK 147
$9.40 MX$168
62.45%
Cappuccino
$5.02 NOK 48.41
$3.56 MX$63.8
41.01%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.92 NOK 37.79
$1.60 MX$28.69
145.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.40 NOK 32.75
$1.15 MX$20.67
195.65%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$11.16 NOK 108
$3.16 MX$56.5
253.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$10.20 NOK 98.3
$4.85 MX$86.7
110.31%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Stavanger
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.34 NOK 22.55
$1.63 MX$29.25
43.56%
White Bread (500g)
$3.02 NOK 29.15
$2.73 MX$48.94
10.62%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$4.64 NOK 44.71
$1.88 MX$33.63
146.81%
Eggs
$4.49 NOK 43.28
$2.63 MX$47.10
70.72%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.96 NOK 125
$9.89 MX$177
31.04%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$16.51 NOK 159
$8.40 MX$150
96.55%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$27.76 NOK 268
$11.63 MX$208
138.69%
Apples (1kg)
$3.45 NOK 33.26
$2.97 MX$53.2
16.16%
Banana (1kg)
$2.61 NOK 25.17
$1.78 MX$31.94
46.63%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.98 NOK 28.74
$2.06 MX$36.79
44.66%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.58 NOK 44.19
$1.97 MX$35.35
132.49%
Potato (1kg)
$2.10 NOK 20.21
$2.09 MX$37.34
0.48%
Onion (1kg)
$3.08 NOK 29.70
$2.26 MX$40.44
36.28%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.49 NOK 23.98
$1.46 MX$26.10
70.55%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.82 NOK 17.59
$1.09 MX$19.51
66.97%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$15.02 NOK 145
$4.34 MX$77.7
246.08%
Wine (Bottle)
$18.63 NOK 180
$13.62 MX$244
36.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.54 NOK 34.15
$1.67 MX$29.96
111.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.16 NOK 40.10
$3.54 MX$63.4
17.51%
🚌 Getting Around
Stavanger
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.58 NOK 44.14
$0.36 MX$6.44
1172.22%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$66.8 NOK 644
$18.96 MX$339
252.11%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$15.15 NOK 146
$1.32 MX$23.69
1047.73%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.09 NOK 20.16
$0.30 MX$5.39
596.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$101 NOK 969
$5.49 MX$98.2
1730.97%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.10 NOK 20.29
$1.34 MX$23.93
56.72%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.3K NOK 330.5K
$19.1K MX$342.2K
79.37%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.2K NOK 320.1K
$23.8K MX$425.4K
39.72%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Stavanger
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$188 NOK 1,816
$41.11 MX$736
358.21%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$42.56 NOK 410
$27.78 MX$497
53.20%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$80.4 NOK 775
$30.00 MX$537
167.90%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Stavanger
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$56.6 NOK 545
$53.5 MX$958
5.64%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$35.81 NOK 345
$26.13 MX$468
37.05%
Cinema Ticket
$19.04 NOK 184
$6.28 MX$112
203.18%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Stavanger
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$314 NOK 3,031
$439 MX$7,865
-28.45%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$13.2K NOK 127.0K
$10.7K MX$192.3K
22.67%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Stavanger
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$116 NOK 1,120
$57.1 MX$1,022
103.43%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$58.9 NOK 568
$45.30 MX$811
30.00%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$105 NOK 1,011
$104 MX$1,866
0.59%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$157 NOK 1,518
$108 MX$1,938
45.42%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Stavanger
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,623 NOK 15.6K
$996 MX$17.8K
62.97%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,132 NOK 10.9K
$624 MX$11.2K
81.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,773 NOK 26.7K
$2,106 MX$37.7K
31.65%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,730 NOK 16.7K
$1,218 MX$21.8K
42.02%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,956 NOK 57.4K
$3,799 MX$68.0K
56.80%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,232 NOK 50.4K
$2,230 MX$39.9K
134.58%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Stavanger
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$4,898 NOK 47.2K
$1,096 MX$19.6K
346.69%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.51
11.34
-60.23%

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

Last update for Stavanger: February 28, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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