Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Cancun, Mexico

Cancun vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Cancun is 43.2% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 65.5% more in Cancun
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Cancun
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Cancun
Housing: pay 82.0% more in Cancun
Childcare: pay 57.0% less in Cancun
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% more in Cancun
Clothing: pay 22.6% less in Cancun

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Cancun are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Cancun. Notably, transportation, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Cancun.

Cancun vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cancun instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 65.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Cancun
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB730.11	$9.93 MX$191.05	+8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB405.62	$9.43 MX$181.50	+84.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB85.21	$1.43 MX$27.50	+33.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB38.56	$1.14 MX$22.03	+135.9%
Average			+65.5%

Moscow vs. Cancun - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Cancun
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB49.16	$2.43 MX$46.71	+292.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB350.15	$4.61 MX$88.76	+4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB283.46	$5.07 MX$97.63	+42.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB120.75	$2.01 MX$38.59	+32.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB157.79	$2.93 MX$56.33	+47.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB53.82	$1.30 MX$25.11	+92.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB53.04	$0.71 MX$13.62	+6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB56.86	$1.35 MX$26.05	+89.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB89.28	$0.81 MX$15.63	-27.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB19.80	$0.94 MX$18.05	+276.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB16.63	$1.00 MX$19.33	+380.2%
Average			+112.3%

Moscow vs. Cancun - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Cancun
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB176.28	$4.60 MX$88.49	+107.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,271.45	$51.58 MX$992.64	+80.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,433,691.94	$24,820.02 MX$477,626.61	-18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB462.40	$23.39 MX$450.18	+302.1%
Average			+117.8%

Moscow vs. Cancun - Cost of transportation

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pay 82.0% more for housing

	Moscow	Cancun
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB506.93	$30.99 MX$596.33	+385.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB76,337.98	$695.82 MX$13,390.17	-27.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB46,355.21	$446.76 MX$8,597.28	-23.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB6,887.32	$80.85 MX$1,555.88	-6.7%
Average			+82.0%

Moscow vs. Cancun - Cost of housing

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pay 57.0% less for childcare

	Moscow	Cancun
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB37,078.01	$181.19 MX$3,486.67	-61.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB827,621.44	$4,914.36 MX$94,570.07	-52.8%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Cancun
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB243.37	$2.24 MX$43.12	-26.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB200.63	$3.26 MX$62.76	+29.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB194.70	$3.97 MX$76.42	+62.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,570.13	$23.14 MX$445.31	-28.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB405.62	$4.47 MX$85.97	-12.5%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 22.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Cancun
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,449.88	$48.13 MX$926.27	-40.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,362.45	$35.59 MX$684.86	-15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,659.07	$79.42 MX$1,528.41	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,104.13	$95.32 MX$1,834.37	-6.5%
Average			-22.6%

Moscow vs. Cancun - Cost of clothing

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