Cost of living comparison
Russia is 26.0% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Russia instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
$7.74
₽726.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
$0.85
₽79.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
$0.41
₽38.47
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
$4.40
₽413.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
$3.48
₽326.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
$1.79
₽167.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
$0.62
₽57.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
$0.56
₽52.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
$0.66
₽62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
$1.03
₽96.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
$0.30
₽27.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
$0.25
₽23.76
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
Mexico City
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
$2.37
₽222.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
$3.41
₽319.97
|
|
pay 30.2% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
|
pay 44.4% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
$1.55
₽145.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
$1.73
₽162.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
$4.06
₽381.37
|
|
pay 2.3% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Russia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
|
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
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