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
UAH299.29
|
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
|
pay 92.8% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
|
pay 93.2% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
|
pay 8.2% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
|
pay 81.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
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