Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 48.0% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 56.6% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH300.46
|
$9.93
MX$199.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH250.38
|
$7.45
MX$149.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.80
|
$1.08
MX$21.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.79
|
$0.77
MX$15.56
|
|
pay 92.8% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.50
|
$2.45
MX$49.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH180.47
|
$4.87
MX$97.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH167.46
|
$5.51
MX$110.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH65.24
|
$2.18
MX$43.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH80.00
|
$3.57
MX$71.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.03
|
$1.22
MX$24.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.21
|
$0.67
MX$13.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.76
|
$0.80
MX$16.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.67
|
$0.83
MX$16.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.01
|
$0.85
MX$17.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.86
|
$0.83
MX$16.66
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.98
|
$4.64
MX$93.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH390.60
|
$17.87
MX$359.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,270,452.59
|
$18,615.02
MX$374,727.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH186.29
|
$3.47
MX$69.95
|
|
pay 93.2% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH239.46
|
$24.38
MX$490.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,230.67
|
$893.52
MX$17,986.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,602.43
|
$544.24
MX$10,955.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,098.49
|
$30.31
MX$610.18
|
|
pay 8.2% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,547.71
|
$381.33
MX$7,676.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH306,642.89
|
$8,426.99
MX$169,638.66
|
|
pay 81.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH50.08
|
$2.73
MX$54.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.45
|
$3.01
MX$60.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH99.15
|
$3.92
MX$78.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,079.86
|
$53.69
MX$1,080.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH200.31
|
$4.96
MX$99.93
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,779.09
|
$56.36
MX$1,134.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,564.86
|
$41.06
MX$826.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,786.59
|
$91.99
MX$1,851.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,754.05
|
$91.93
MX$1,850.58
|
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