Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine

Zaporizhzhya vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Zaporizhzhya is 35.8% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 42.3% less in Zaporizhzhya
Groceries: pay 41.6% less in Zaporizhzhya
Transportation: pay 4.1% less in Zaporizhzhya
Housing: pay 44.4% less in Zaporizhzhya
Childcare: pay 48.4% less in Zaporizhzhya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.1% less in Zaporizhzhya
Clothing: pay 6.8% less in Zaporizhzhya

Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Zaporizhzhya.

Zaporizhzhya vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zaporizhzhya instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 42.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Zaporizhzhya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$190.36	$5.90 UAH246.13	-40.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$142.77	$4.82 UAH200.92	-35.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.70	$0.60 UAH25.11	-44.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$14.82	$0.39 UAH16.45	-49.0%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 41.6% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Zaporizhzhya
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$47.01	$0.55 UAH22.79	-77.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$93.31	$3.41 UAH142.32	-29.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$105.60	$3.50 UAH146.03	-36.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$41.85	$1.70 UAH70.74	-22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$68.46	$1.64 UAH68.35	-54.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$23.42	$0.30 UAH12.67	-75.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.83	$0.67 UAH27.98	+0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.32	$0.67 UAH27.80	-16.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.86	$0.80 UAH33.54	-2.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.32	$0.20 UAH8.48	-76.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.87	$0.27 UAH11.46	-66.8%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 4.1% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Zaporizhzhya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$88.91	$4.95 UAH206.61	+6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$342.65	$7.22 UAH301.38	-59.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$356,927.55	$27,210.38 UAH1,135,196.31	+46.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$66.63	$3.13 UAH130.60	-9.9%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 44.4% less for housing

	Mexico City	Zaporizhzhya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$467.45	$5.33 UAH222.52	-78.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$17,132.52	$168.56 UAH7,032.19	-81.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,435.26	$108.36 UAH4,520.69	-80.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$581.19	$49.03 UAH2,045.39	+61.7%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 48.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Zaporizhzhya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,311.61	$280.93 UAH11,720.32	-26.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$161,580.54	$2,480.24 UAH103,473.65	-70.6%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 63.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Zaporizhzhya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$52.35	$1.02 UAH42.70	-62.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$57.64	$0.29 UAH12.06	-90.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$75.19	$2.05 UAH85.39	-47.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,029.41	$14.45 UAH602.76	-73.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$95.18	$2.89 UAH120.55	-41.8%
Average			-63.1%

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pay 6.8% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Zaporizhzhya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,080.57	$60.68 UAH2,531.59	+7.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$787.27	$38.53 UAH1,607.36	-6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,763.88	$90.30 UAH3,767.24	-1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,762.67	$67.42 UAH2,812.88	-26.7%
Average			-6.8%

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