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Merida vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Merida is 27.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 28.3% more in Merida
Groceries: pay 51.9% more in Merida
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Merida
Housing: pay 46.6% more in Merida
Childcare: pay 57.4% less in Merida
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% less in Merida
Clothing: pay 21.3% less in Merida

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

Merida vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.3% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Merida
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB973.96	$10.83 MX$195.92	-9.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB486.98	$7.04 MX$127.35	+18.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB112.83	$1.26 MX$22.83	-8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.92	$1.30 MX$23.57	+113.0%
Average			+28.3%

Moscow vs. Merida - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.9% more for groceries

	Moscow	Merida
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB69.06	$2.52 MX$45.55	+197.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB511.72	$5.21 MX$94.29	-16.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB377.08	$5.56 MX$100.59	+20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB137.31	$1.96 MX$35.46	+16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB201.02	$3.07 MX$55.47	+24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.05	$1.28 MX$23.18	+58.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB71.01	$0.65 MX$11.84	-24.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.60	$1.09 MX$19.70	+20.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB133.82	$0.84 MX$15.18	-48.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.84	$0.98 MX$17.68	+129.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.63	$1.00 MX$18.04	+194.5%
Average			+51.9%

Moscow vs. Merida - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Merida
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB231.65	$5.03 MX$91.00	+77.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,990.07	$19.50 MX$352.66	-46.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$31,409.15 MX$568K	-15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB467.50	$37.37 MX$675.93	+552.3%
Average			+141.9%

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pay 46.6% more for housing

	Moscow	Merida
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB637.91	$32.14 MX$581.35	+311.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB102K	$595.70 MX$10,775.72	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,884.37	$462.77 MX$8,371.22	-34.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB9,026.16	$69.25 MX$1,252.59	-37.4%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 57.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Merida
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB53,567.95	$395.14 MX$7,147.81	-39.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$3,574.18 MX$64,654.34	-75.0%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Merida
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB340.89	$2.99 MX$54.07	-28.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB257.62	$3.69 MX$66.74	+16.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB243.49	$4.28 MX$77.39	+43.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,638.26	$30.09 MX$544.23	-32.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB535.68	$6.36 MX$115.10	-3.1%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Merida
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,207.23	$58.49 MX$1,058.11	-23.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,895.85	$50.90 MX$920.67	+6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB10,034.12	$96.12 MX$1,738.81	-21.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,796.79	$83.04 MX$1,502.07	-47.0%
Average			-21.3%

Moscow vs. Merida - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2026

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