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

๐Ÿ˜ Solo nomad: Swords is 32.6% more expensive than Mexico City without rent, and 80.4% more expensive with rent.
๐Ÿ˜ Family of 3: Swords is 34.7% more expensive than Mexico City without rent, and 49.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Swords
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$18.82 โ‚ฌ16.47
$13.38 MX$240
40.66%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$95.3 โ‚ฌ83.4
$52.3 MX$936
82.36%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.29 โ‚ฌ9.01
$9.24 MX$165
11.36%
Cappuccino
$4.20 โ‚ฌ3.67
$3.61 MX$64.6
16.34%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.39 โ‚ฌ2.09
$1.61 MX$28.78
48.45%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.56 โ‚ฌ1.37
$1.11 MX$19.89
40.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$7.02 โ‚ฌ6.14
$3.15 MX$56.4
122.86%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.41 โ‚ฌ5.60
$4.88 MX$87.4
31.35%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Swords
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.47 โ‚ฌ1.28
$1.70 MX$30.39
-13.53%
White Bread (500g)
$2.20 โ‚ฌ1.92
$2.70 MX$48.34
-18.52%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.99 โ‚ฌ1.75
$1.96 MX$35.01
1.53%
Eggs
$3.89 โ‚ฌ3.41
$2.61 MX$46.79
49.04%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.38 โ‚ฌ9.96
$10.16 MX$182
12.01%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$10.41 โ‚ฌ9.11
$8.16 MX$146
27.57%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.96 โ‚ฌ10.46
$11.74 MX$210
1.87%
Apples (1kg)
$2.97 โ‚ฌ2.60
$2.98 MX$53.4
-0.34%
Banana (1kg)
$2.00 โ‚ฌ1.75
$1.81 MX$32.37
10.50%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.71 โ‚ฌ2.37
$1.99 MX$35.70
36.18%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.43 โ‚ฌ3.00
$1.99 MX$35.59
72.36%
Potato (1kg)
$1.45 โ‚ฌ1.27
$2.15 MX$38.51
-32.56%
Onion (1kg)
$1.46 โ‚ฌ1.28
$2.20 MX$39.32
-33.64%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.29 โ‚ฌ1.13
$1.39 MX$24.88
-7.19%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.59 โ‚ฌ1.39
$1.08 MX$19.37
47.22%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.58 โ‚ฌ17.14
$4.27 MX$76.4
358.55%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.20 โ‚ฌ11.55
$13.99 MX$250
-5.65%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.70 โ‚ฌ3.24
$1.77 MX$31.64
109.04%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.85 โ‚ฌ3.37
$3.64 MX$65.1
5.77%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Swords
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.49 โ‚ฌ2.18
$0.39 MX$6.91
538.46%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$96.6 โ‚ฌ84.5
$18.98 MX$340
408.75%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.97 โ‚ฌ4.34
$1.33 MX$23.73
273.68%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.14 โ‚ฌ1.87
$0.30 MX$5.40
613.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$38.92 โ‚ฌ34.05
$5.44 MX$97.4
615.44%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.06 โ‚ฌ1.81
$1.30 MX$23.31
58.46%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$42.7K โ‚ฌ37.4K
$19.2K MX$344.3K
121.97%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.3K โ‚ฌ34.3K
$23.6K MX$423.1K
66.09%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Swords
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$276 โ‚ฌ242
$39.70 MX$711
596.37%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$23.43 โ‚ฌ20.50
$27.00 MX$483
-13.22%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$55.6 โ‚ฌ48.62
$29.61 MX$530
87.64%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Swords
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$40.73 โ‚ฌ35.64
$53.8 MX$963
-24.27%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.36 MX$472
-
Cinema Ticket
$13.82 โ‚ฌ12.09
$6.30 MX$113
119.37%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Swords
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,036 โ‚ฌ906
$427 MX$7,641
142.58%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,037 โ‚ฌ7,032
$10.5K MX$187.9K
-23.45%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Swords
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$91.0 โ‚ฌ79.6
$58.5 MX$1,047
55.49%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.78 โ‚ฌ34.81
$45.83 MX$820
-13.20%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 โ‚ฌ89.4
$102 MX$1,829
-0.04%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$106 โ‚ฌ92.8
$105 MX$1,875
1.21%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Swords
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,472 โ‚ฌ1,288
$1,019 MX$18.2K
44.49%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,229 โ‚ฌ1,076
$630 MX$11.3K
95.03%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,397 โ‚ฌ2,097
$2,131 MX$38.1K
12.49%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,969 โ‚ฌ1,723
$1,220 MX$21.8K
61.46%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,041 โ‚ฌ4,411
$3,613 MX$64.7K
39.53%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,981 โ‚ฌ4,359
$2,191 MX$39.2K
127.37%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Swords
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,087 MX$19.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.04
11.34
-64.37%

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Last update for Swords: March 9, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 8, 2026

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