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Acapulco vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Acapulco is 22.4% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 72.6% more in Acapulco
Groceries
pay 99.0% more in Acapulco
Transportation
pay 77.2% more in Acapulco
Housing
pay 8.0% less in Acapulco
Childcare
pay 75.2% less in Acapulco
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.8% more in Acapulco
Clothing
pay 20.8% less in Acapulco

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

Acapulco vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 72.6% more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Acapulco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.93
RUB911.35
$10.86
MX$197.31
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.97
RUB455.67
$11.67
MX$212.11
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
RUB105.57
$1.90
MX$34.53

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pay 99.0% more for groceries

 
Moscow
Acapulco
Bread
1 loaf
$0.85
RUB64.62
$3.37
MX$61.17
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.27
RUB478.82
$3.26
MX$59.19
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
RUB352.84
$6.13
MX$111.33

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pay 77.2% more for transportation

 
Moscow
Acapulco
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.84
RUB216.76
$5.03
MX$91.43
Monthly public transit pass $36.64
RUB2,797.83
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,994.59
RUB2,825,171.82
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pay 8.0% less for housing

 
Moscow
Acapulco
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.82
RUB596.90
$21.71
MX$394.63
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,253.04
RUB95,691.30
$520.83
MX$9,465.79
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $709.24
RUB54,162.93
$149.28
MX$2,713.08

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pay 75.2% less for childcare

 
Moscow
Acapulco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $656.36
RUB50,124.02
$162.85
MX$2,959.72
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,285.88
RUB1,090,971.99
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pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Acapulco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.18
RUB318.97
$2.71
MX$49.33
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.16
RUB241.06
$3.80
MX$69.06
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.98
RUB227.84
$8.14
MX$147.99

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Acapulco
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.06
RUB5,808.16
$65.14
MX$1,183.89
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.73
RUB3,645.38
$43.43
MX$789.26
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.95
RUB9,389.02
$108.57
MX$1,973.15

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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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