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Moscow vs. Zapopan Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 19.3% more expensive than Zapopan.

Restaurants: pay 23.8% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 21.4% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 9.9% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 33.1% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 35.4% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Zapopan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.8% less for restaurants

	Zapopan	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$9.19 RUB1,014.46	-7.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$153.62	$5.10 RUB563.59	-31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 MX$23.28	$1.07 RUB118.39	-5.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 MX$20.48	$0.49 RUB53.58	-51.1%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 21.4% less for groceries

	Zapopan	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 MX$51.94	$0.62 RUB68.31	-75.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 MX$83.77	$4.41 RUB486.52	+8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 MX$101.78	$3.57 RUB393.86	-27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.96 MX$40.36	$1.52 RUB167.78	-22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.16 MX$65.14	$1.99 RUB219.24	-37.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$20.43	$0.68 RUB74.78	-31.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MX$13.23	$0.67 RUB73.69	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MX$14.77	$0.72 RUB79.01	-0.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 MX$12.55	$1.12 RUB124.05	+84.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$15.36	$0.25 RUB27.52	-66.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$15.20	$0.21 RUB23.10	-71.6%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 9.9% less for transportation

	Zapopan	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.53 MX$93.37	$2.22 RUB244.94	-51.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.78 MX$614.49	$28.58 RUB3,156.11	-4.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,381.22 MX$337,967.41	$30,621.85 RUB3,381,543.78	+86.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.35 MX$419.90	$5.82 RUB642.49	-71.4%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 33.1% more for housing

	Zapopan	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.52 MX$588.37	$6.38 RUB704.36	-77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$595.68 MX$12,289.72	$960.52 RUB106,069.39	+61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$260.61 MX$5,376.75	$583.26 RUB64,409.21	+123.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.23 MX$1,428.25	$86.66 RUB9,569.74	+25.2%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Zapopan	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$168.78 MX$3,482.09	$466.53 RUB51,518.81	+176.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,956.81 MX$122,897.24	$10,413.52 RUB1,149,955.78	+74.8%
Average			+125.6%

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pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Zapopan	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 MX$40.97	$3.06 RUB338.15	+54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 MX$56.79	$2.52 RUB278.77	-8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$80.91	$2.45 RUB270.52	-37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.70 MX$715.88	$32.34 RUB3,571.13	-6.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.53 MX$134.67	$5.10 RUB563.59	-21.8%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 35.4% more for clothing

	Zapopan	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.09 MX$950.92	$81.16 RUB8,961.92	+76.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.51 MX$691.30	$42.31 RUB4,672.02	+26.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.08 MX$1,920.27	$108.95 RUB12,031.53	+17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.56 MX$1,723.89	$101.97 RUB11,260.45	+22.0%
Average			+35.4%

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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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