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Ensenada vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Ensenada is 22.6% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% more in Ensenada
Groceries: pay 63.5% more in Ensenada
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Ensenada
Housing: pay 41.1% more in Ensenada
Childcare: pay 68.0% less in Ensenada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.9% more in Ensenada
Clothing: pay 36.6% less in Ensenada

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

Ensenada vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.3% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Ensenada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB1,014.46	$7.45 MX$153.62	-18.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB563.59	$5.96 MX$122.90	+16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB118.39	$1.03 MX$21.30	-3.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB53.58	$0.81 MX$16.71	+66.9%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 63.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	Ensenada
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB68.31	$2.06 MX$42.50	+233.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB486.52	$3.13 MX$64.52	-29.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB393.86	$5.23 MX$107.93	+46.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB167.78	$2.56 MX$52.88	+68.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB219.24	$1.78 MX$36.70	-10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB74.78	$0.84 MX$17.34	+24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB73.69	$0.63 MX$13.01	-5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB79.01	$0.63 MX$13.01	-11.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB124.05	$0.65 MX$13.32	-42.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB27.52	$0.82 MX$16.88	+228.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB23.10	$0.62 MX$12.82	+197.1%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Ensenada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB244.94	$4.44 MX$91.66	+100.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB3,156.11	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB3,381,543.78	$17,374.02 MX$358,450.29	-43.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB642.49	$21.84 MX$450.62	+275.4%
Average			+110.8%

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pay 41.1% more for housing

	Moscow	Ensenada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB704.36	$24.56 MX$506.61	+285.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB106,069.39	$494.24 MX$10,196.84	-48.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB64,409.21	$434.35 MX$8,961.26	-25.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB9,569.74	$46.41 MX$957.57	-46.4%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 68.0% less for childcare

	Moscow	Ensenada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB51,518.81	$182.43 MX$3,763.73	-60.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB1,149,955.78	$2,591.21 MX$53,460.30	-75.1%
Average			-68.0%

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pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Ensenada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB338.15	$2.98 MX$61.45	-2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB278.77	$2.65 MX$54.74	+5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB270.52	$3.65 MX$75.27	+48.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB3,571.13	$74.46 MX$1,536.22	+130.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB563.59	$3.97 MX$81.93	-22.2%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 36.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Ensenada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB8,961.92	$34.69 MX$715.76	-57.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB4,672.02	$38.06 MX$785.18	-10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB12,031.53	$73.36 MX$1,513.46	-32.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB11,260.45	$54.60 MX$1,126.56	-46.5%
Average			-36.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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