Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 11.5% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 15.3% more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
₽804.51
|
$8.03
MX$133.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽459.72
|
$6.54
MX$108.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽95.32
|
$1.03
MX$17.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽53.27
|
$0.77
MX$12.76
|
|
pay 54.1% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽64.36
|
$1.99
MX$33.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽482.98
|
$3.54
MX$58.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽375.02
|
$4.85
MX$80.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽132.43
|
$2.03
MX$33.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽186.31
|
$3.00
MX$49.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.78
|
$1.21
MX$20.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽49.92
|
$0.55
MX$9.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽65.37
|
$0.60
MX$9.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽130.85
|
$0.64
MX$10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽25.11
|
$0.68
MX$11.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽24.67
|
$0.64
MX$10.68
|
|
pay 53.9% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽230.75
|
$4.64
MX$77.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,873.24
|
$20.68
MX$344.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,873,243.39
|
$18,674.04
MX$310,792.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽367.78
|
$11.82
MX$196.80
|
|
pay 57.4% more for housing
Moscow
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽601.91
|
$30.39
MX$505.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽80,278.42
|
$421.91
MX$7,021.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽46,396.04
|
$289.43
MX$4,816.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽8,454.15
|
$46.38
MX$771.92
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽45,512.18
|
$204.47
MX$3,402.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽851,218.61
|
$3,904.22
MX$64,977.99
|
|
pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽287.32
|
$2.08
MX$34.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽239.66
|
$2.65
MX$44.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽235.03
|
$3.58
MX$59.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,569.70
|
$34.48
MX$573.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽574.65
|
$4.19
MX$69.75
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽8,795.15
|
$44.78
MX$745.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽4,287.92
|
$34.80
MX$579.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽9,948.92
|
$81.99
MX$1,364.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽12,342.63
|
$70.46
MX$1,172.61
|
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