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Cuernavaca vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Cuernavaca is 0.4% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% less in Cuernavaca
Groceries: pay 32.7% more in Cuernavaca
Transportation: pay 73.4% more in Cuernavaca
Housing: pay 15.7% more in Cuernavaca
Childcare: pay 66.0% less in Cuernavaca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% less in Cuernavaca
Clothing: pay 35.2% less in Cuernavaca

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

Cuernavaca vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Cuernavaca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$9.75 MX$177.16	-18.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$7.01 MX$127.46	+17.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$1.21 MX$22.07	-12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.64 MX$11.56	+4.0%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 32.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	Cuernavaca
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$2.26 MX$41.01	+166.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$3.97 MX$72.18	-36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$6.11 MX$111.03	+32.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$1.94 MX$35.24	+15.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$2.21 MX$40.18	-10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$0.98 MX$17.86	+21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.61 MX$11.16	-29.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.95 MX$17.21	+5.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.74 MX$13.39	-55.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.79 MX$14.29	+84.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.90 MX$16.39	+166.4%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 73.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Cuernavaca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$4.89 MX$88.94	+72.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$27.08 MX$492.12	-26.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$20,307.82 MX$369,086.45	-45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$22.47 MX$408.46	+292.3%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 15.7% more for housing

	Moscow	Cuernavaca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$26.85 MX$488.06	+243.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$385.40 MX$7,004.44	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$324.93 MX$5,905.38	-54.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$47.34 MX$860.45	-57.2%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 66.0% less for childcare

	Moscow	Cuernavaca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$216.62 MX$3,936.92	-67.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$4,982.18 MX$90,549.21	-65.1%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Cuernavaca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$2.44 MX$44.29	-41.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$2.44 MX$44.29	-22.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$4.33 MX$78.74	+45.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$25.72 MX$467.51	-42.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$5.42 MX$98.42	-17.5%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 35.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Cuernavaca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$40.62 MX$738.17	-46.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$32.49 MX$590.54	-31.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$92.06 MX$1,673.19	-25.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$98.49 MX$1,790.07	-37.2%
Average			-35.2%

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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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