Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Mexico

Cancun vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Cancun is 18.8% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 14.0% more in Cancun
Groceries: pay 38.3% more in Cancun
Transportation: pay 3.2% more in Cancun
Housing: pay 38.3% less in Cancun
Childcare: pay 76.7% less in Cancun
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.6% less in Cancun
Clothing: pay 40.5% less in Cancun

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

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Cancun vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Cancun
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.35	$11.13 MX$209.02	-4.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.61	$11.52 MX$216.51	+64.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.90	$1.34 MX$25.23	-17.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.12	$0.82 MX$15.50	-1.3%
Average			+14.0%

Moscow vs. Cancun - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.3% more for groceries

	Moscow	Cancun
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.72	$2.66 MX$49.94	+161.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.15	$4.94 MX$92.83	-30.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.44	$6.40 MX$120.23	+38.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.70	$2.75 MX$51.70	+47.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.58	$4.02 MX$75.45	+34.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.84	$1.31 MX$24.56	+40.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.34	$0.75 MX$14.07	-8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.42	$1.42 MX$26.62	+57.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.43	$1.01 MX$19.01	-43.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.63	$0.91 MX$17.09	+123.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.98	$0.89 MX$16.73	+175.2%
Average			+38.3%

Moscow vs. Cancun - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Cancun
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB265.91	$5.72 MX$107.40	+72.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,264.22	$29.03 MX$545.27	-28.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$21,528.95 MX$404K	-44.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB807.84	$27.96 MX$525.20	+177.9%
Average			+3.2%

Moscow vs. Cancun - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.3% less for housing

	Moscow	Cancun
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.40	$38.80 MX$728.96	+292.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$663.13 MX$12,457.68	-54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,593.79	$460.19 MX$8,645.13	-42.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,470.69	$130.28 MX$2,447.55	-8.8%
Average			-38.3%

Moscow vs. Cancun - Cost of housing

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pay 76.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Cancun
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,963.13	$210.01 MX$3,945.28	-74.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$5,507.55 MX$103K	-79.2%
Average			-76.7%

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pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Cancun
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.74	$3.17 MX$59.53	-32.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.04	$3.84 MX$72.12	+3.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.11	$4.45 MX$83.61	+29.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,373.59	$33.38 MX$627.06	-20.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.48	$7.51 MX$141.09	-19.7%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 40.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Cancun
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,709.83	$55.63 MX$1,045.11	-48.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,016.10	$55.63 MX$1,045.11	-10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,668.01	$76.03 MX$1,428.31	-47.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,469.53	$94.57 MX$1,776.68	-47.5%
Average			-40.5%

Moscow vs. Cancun - Cost of clothing

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