Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Mexico

Monterrey vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 50.6% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 42.9% more in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 83.5% more in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 20.6% more in Monterrey
Housing: pay 73.2% more in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 14.3% more in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.0% more in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 5.8% more in Monterrey

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Monterrey are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Monterrey.

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Monterrey vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.9% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH501.88	$13.91 MX$259.64	+24.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH351.31	$11.13 MX$207.71	+42.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH36.01	$1.68 MX$31.29	+109.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.67	$1.03 MX$19.21	+80.6%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 83.5% more for groceries

	Kiev	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.43	$2.95 MX$55.15	+237.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.76	$6.13 MX$114.52	+19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.99	$7.20 MX$134.45	+42.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH91.04	$2.56 MX$47.84	+26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.49	$4.28 MX$79.94	+77.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.92	$1.52 MX$28.31	+174.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH32.01	$0.71 MX$13.32	+0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH38.01	$0.98 MX$18.36	+16.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH57.11	$1.12 MX$20.92	-11.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.77	$1.06 MX$19.70	+272.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.56	$1.23 MX$22.99	+480.1%
Average			+83.5%

Kiev vs. Monterrey - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.6% more for transportation

	Kiev	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH301.35	$5.91 MX$110.39	-11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH501.88	$32.04 MX$598.21	+187.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$21,528.95 MX$402K	-26.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.98	$10.57 MX$197.33	+82.4%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 73.2% more for housing

	Kiev	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.83	$26.79 MX$500.12	+305.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,506.61	$981.90 MX$18,330.52	+55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,480.97	$685.94 MX$12,805.40	+99.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,448.79	$91.91 MX$1,715.79	+20.0%
Average			+73.2%

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pay 14.3% more for childcare

	Kiev	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,513.68	$703.26 MX$13,128.81	+71.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH679K	$11,496.80 MX$215K	-23.7%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.23	$2.36 MX$44.14	+76.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.65	$4.04 MX$75.39	+137.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.58	$4.90 MX$91.39	+41.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,640.09	$31.22 MX$582.75	-14.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.94	$5.29 MX$98.66	-5.1%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 5.8% more for clothing

	Kiev	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,344.32	$73.56 MX$1,373.20	-0.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,790.03	$42.76 MX$798.25	+7.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,336.22	$112.51 MX$2,100.32	+16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,404.83	$120.67 MX$2,252.66	+0.6%
Average			+5.8%

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