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Mexico City vs. Ukraine Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 85.3% more expensive than Ukraine overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.9% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 7.6% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 51.5% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 22.1% more in Mexico City

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Ukraine. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Ukraine Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Ukraine, you would:

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pay 74.9% more for restaurants

	Ukraine	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 UAH243.66	$9.93 MX$201.81	+71.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.14 UAH215.92	$7.45 MX$151.36	+44.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 UAH24.36	$1.08 MX$21.94	+86.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 UAH16.45	$0.77 MX$15.71	+97.3%
Average			+74.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Ukraine	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 UAH24.73	$2.45 MX$49.84	+316.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 UAH157.88	$4.87 MX$98.92	+29.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 UAH154.30	$5.51 MX$111.94	+50.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.58 UAH66.18	$2.18 MX$44.36	+38.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 UAH70.50	$3.57 MX$72.58	+112.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH12.17	$1.22 MX$24.83	+321.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 UAH27.75	$0.67 MX$13.60	+1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 UAH27.51	$0.80 MX$16.24	+22.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 UAH33.43	$0.83 MX$16.82	+4.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 UAH8.48	$0.85 MX$17.30	+321.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH11.94	$0.83 MX$16.82	+191.2%
Average			+128.1%

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pay 7.6% more for transportation

	Ukraine	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89 UAH205.53	$4.64 MX$94.26	-5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.29 UAH432.36	$17.87 MX$363.26	+73.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,988.02 UAH1,091,893.29	$18,615.02 MX$378,391.19	-28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.85 UAH161.70	$3.47 MX$70.63	-9.7%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Ukraine	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.34 UAH224.44	$24.38 MX$495.56	+356.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$273.41 UAH11,487.22	$893.52 MX$18,162.78	+226.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.56 UAH7,880.27	$544.24 MX$11,062.78	+190.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.79 UAH2,386.03	$30.31 MX$616.14	-46.6%
Average			+181.7%

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pay 51.5% more for childcare

	Ukraine	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$271.83 UAH11,420.84	$381.33 MX$7,751.29	+40.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,183.21 UAH217,773.80	$8,426.99 MX$171,297.09	+62.6%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ukraine	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.94 UAH39.58	$2.73 MX$55.50	+189.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.03 UAH43.18	$3.01 MX$61.11	+192.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 UAH92.00	$3.92 MX$79.71	+79.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.50 UAH861.45	$53.69 MX$1,091.31	+161.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.71 UAH155.94	$4.96 MX$100.90	+33.7%
Average			+131.4%

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pay 22.1% more for clothing

	Ukraine	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.28 UAH1,944.57	$56.36 MX$1,145.55	+21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.59 UAH1,327.24	$41.06 MX$834.62	+30.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.32 UAH3,122.55	$91.99 MX$1,869.95	+23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.41 UAH3,420.34	$91.93 MX$1,868.67	+12.9%
Average			+22.1%

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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: December 2024

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