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Moscow vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 35.0% more expensive than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.0% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 12.4% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 8.0% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 56.1% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 42.2% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$185.42	$11.93 RUB927.45	+17.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$153.09	$5.97 RUB463.73	-28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$25.18	$1.38 RUB107.44	+0.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$19.08	$0.61 RUB47.53	-41.3%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 12.4% less for groceries

	Mexico	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$47.88	$0.85 RUB65.76	-67.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$77.96	$6.27 RUB487.29	+47.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$108.83	$4.62 RUB359.07	-22.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$44.82	$1.68 RUB130.76	-31.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$67.25	$2.46 RUB191.42	-33.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$23.18	$0.81 RUB62.89	-36.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.31	$0.87 RUB67.62	+29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.95	$0.90 RUB70.09	-2.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.10	$1.64 RUB127.43	+98.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.43	$0.43 RUB33.17	-52.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.91	$0.34 RUB26.31	-65.4%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 8.0% less for transportation

	Mexico	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$91.52	$2.84 RUB220.59	-43.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$525.08	$36.64 RUB2,847.28	+27.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$439,017.76	$36,994.59 RUB2,875,107.01	+54.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$356.97	$5.73 RUB445.18	-70.6%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 56.1% more for housing

	Mexico	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$537.00	$7.82 RUB607.45	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,751.35	$1,253.04 RUB97,382.66	+113.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$8,113.74	$709.24 RUB55,120.27	+59.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$900.56	$110.60 RUB8,595.15	+124.7%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Mexico	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,334.27	$656.36 RUB51,009.96	+177.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$101,885.42	$14,285.88 RUB1,110,255.03	+156.5%
Average			+166.8%

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pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$44.57	$4.18 RUB324.61	+71.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$61.09	$3.16 RUB245.32	-5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$80.80	$2.98 RUB231.86	-32.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$718.39	$44.58 RUB3,464.53	+13.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$99.41	$6.56 RUB510.10	+20.8%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 42.2% more for clothing

	Mexico	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$970.34	$76.06 RUB5,910.82	+43.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$743.79	$47.73 RUB3,709.82	+17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,744.14	$122.95 RUB9,554.97	+29.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,600.60	$156.80 RUB12,185.71	+79.2%
Average			+42.2%

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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 2025

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