Cost of living comparison

compared to

Monterrey is 59.8% more expensive than Moscow.

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

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pay 69.5% more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.92
RUB964.42
$14.84
MX$296.53
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.92
RUB478.47
$8.90
MX$177.92
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.10
RUB107.39
$1.57
MX$31.35

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

 
Moscow
Monterrey
Bread
1 loaf
$0.63
RUB61.44
$2.91
MX$58.09
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.72
RUB458.51
$5.72
MX$114.36
Milk (1 gallon) $3.62
RUB351.79
$6.68
MX$133.42

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pay 71.7% more for transportation

 
Moscow
Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.31
RUB224.97
$5.52
MX$110.27
Monthly public transit pass $29.87
RUB2,902.71
$50.45
MX$1,008.19
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,820.00
RUB3,189,788.02
$26,708.77
MX$533,745.34

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Moscow
Monterrey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.03
RUB585.75
$33.68
MX$673.15
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $881.83
RUB85,705.42
$1,083.19
MX$21,646.34
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $532.09
RUB51,713.95
$719.08
MX$14,370.07

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pay 24.3% less for childcare

 
Moscow
Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $484.25
RUB47,064.36
$364.60
MX$7,286.05
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,553.80
RUB1,122,918.58
$8,796.09
MX$175,780.13

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pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.28
RUB318.98
$2.97
MX$59.31
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.63
RUB256.01
$3.76
MX$75.05
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.52
RUB244.55
$4.60
MX$91.92

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pay 9.1% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Monterrey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$98.68
RUB9,591.20
$61.96
MX$1,238.17
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.53
RUB4,521.79
$47.90
MX$957.27
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$117.96
RUB11,464.63
$112.47
MX$2,247.60

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