Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 5.9% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$200.47
|
$9.19
RUB923.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$150.36
|
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.79
|
$1.07
RUB107.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.60
|
$0.49
RUB48.75
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.51
|
$0.62
RUB62.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$98.27
|
$4.41
RUB442.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$111.20
|
$3.57
RUB358.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.07
|
$1.52
RUB152.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.10
|
$1.99
RUB199.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.67
|
$0.68
RUB68.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.51
|
$0.67
RUB67.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.13
|
$0.72
RUB71.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.71
|
$1.12
RUB112.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.18
|
$0.25
RUB25.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.71
|
$0.21
RUB21.02
|
|
pay 34.9% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.64
|
$2.22
RUB222.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$360.85
|
$28.58
RUB2,871.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$375,889.33
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,076,750.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.17
|
$5.82
RUB584.58
|
|
pay 31.7% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$492.28
|
$6.38
RUB640.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,042.69
|
$960.52
RUB96,508.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,989.64
|
$583.26
RUB58,603.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$612.07
|
$86.66
RUB8,707.17
|
|
pay 23.0% more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,700.04
|
$466.53
RUB46,875.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$170,164.50
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,046,305.24
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.13
|
$3.06
RUB307.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.70
|
$2.52
RUB253.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.19
|
$2.45
RUB246.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,084.10
|
$32.34
RUB3,249.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.24
|
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,137.97
|
$81.16
RUB8,154.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$829.10
|
$42.31
RUB4,250.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,857.59
|
$108.95
RUB10,947.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,856.31
|
$101.97
RUB10,245.50
|
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