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San Miguel de Allende vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

San Miguel de Allende is 18.4% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 24.8% more in San Miguel de Allende
Groceries: pay 96.9% more in San Miguel de Allende
Transportation: pay 15.1% less in San Miguel de Allende
Housing: pay 60.4% more in San Miguel de Allende
Childcare: pay 45.4% less in San Miguel de Allende
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.8% more in San Miguel de Allende
Clothing: pay 14.8% less in San Miguel de Allende

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

San Miguel de Allende vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Miguel de Allende instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 24.8% more for restaurants

	Moscow	San Miguel de Allende
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB971.25	$9.93 MX$201.81	+8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB539.58	$6.70 MX$136.22	+31.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB113.35	$1.08 MX$21.94	+0.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB51.30	$0.77 MX$15.71	+59.3%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 96.9% more for groceries

	Moscow	San Miguel de Allende
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB65.40	$2.45 MX$49.84	+296.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB465.79	$4.31 MX$87.62	-2.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB377.08	$5.41 MX$110.04	+51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB160.63	$2.18 MX$44.36	+43.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB209.90	$3.57 MX$72.58	+79.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB71.59	$1.22 MX$24.83	+80.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB70.55	$0.62 MX$12.70	-6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB75.64	$0.80 MX$16.24	+11.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB118.77	$0.83 MX$16.82	-26.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB26.35	$0.85 MX$17.30	+241.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB22.12	$0.83 MX$16.82	+295.6%
Average			+96.9%

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pay 15.1% less for transportation

	Moscow	San Miguel de Allende
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB234.51	$4.51 MX$91.61	+103.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB3,021.67	$5.96 MX$121.09	-79.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB3,237,504.85	$17,125.82 MX$348,119.90	-44.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB615.13	$3.47 MX$70.63	-40.3%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 60.4% more for housing

	Moscow	San Miguel de Allende
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB674.36	$24.38 MX$495.56	+282.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB101,551.30	$992.80 MX$20,180.86	+3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB61,665.66	$704.89 MX$14,328.41	+20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB9,162.11	$30.31 MX$616.14	-65.0%
Average			+60.4%

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pay 45.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	San Miguel de Allende
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB49,324.34	$322.66 MX$6,558.78	-30.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB1,100,972.71	$4,169.76 MX$84,759.63	-60.0%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	San Miguel de Allende
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB323.75	$2.48 MX$50.45	-18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB266.90	$3.01 MX$61.11	+19.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB259.00	$3.92 MX$79.71	+60.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB3,419.01	$49.02 MX$996.43	+51.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB539.58	$4.96 MX$100.90	-2.7%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 14.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	San Miguel de Allende
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB8,580.18	$56.36 MX$1,145.62	-30.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB4,473.01	$41.06 MX$834.62	-3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB11,519.04	$91.99 MX$1,869.95	-15.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB10,780.81	$91.93 MX$1,868.67	-9.8%
Average			-14.8%

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