Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 24.2% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 28.5% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
|
pay 98.9% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
|
pay 50.9% more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
|
pay 18.7% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
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