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Mexico City vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 24.2% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 28.5% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 98.9% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 2.0% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 50.9% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 18.7% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.3% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 14.8% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 28.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB941.58	$9.93 MX$206.41	+8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB523.10	$7.45 MX$154.81	+45.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB109.89	$1.08 MX$22.44	+0.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB49.73	$0.77 MX$16.07	+59.3%
Average			+28.5%

Moscow vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 98.9% more for groceries

	Moscow	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB63.40	$2.45 MX$50.98	+296.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB451.57	$4.87 MX$101.18	+10.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB365.56	$5.51 MX$114.50	+54.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB155.73	$2.18 MX$45.38	+43.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB203.49	$3.57 MX$74.23	+79.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB69.41	$1.22 MX$25.40	+80.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB68.40	$0.67 MX$13.91	+0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB73.33	$0.80 MX$16.61	+11.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB115.14	$0.83 MX$17.20	-26.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB25.54	$0.85 MX$17.69	+241.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB21.44	$0.83 MX$17.21	+295.6%
Average			+98.9%

Moscow vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0% less for transportation

	Moscow	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB227.34	$4.64 MX$96.41	+109.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,929.37	$17.87 MX$371.54	-37.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB3,138,606.09	$18,615.02 MX$387,024.84	-39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB596.34	$3.47 MX$72.24	-40.3%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 50.9% more for housing

	Moscow	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB653.76	$24.38 MX$506.87	+282.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB98,449.13	$893.52 MX$18,577.19	-7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB59,781.90	$544.24 MX$11,315.20	-6.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB8,882.22	$30.31 MX$630.20	-65.0%
Average			+50.9%

Moscow vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

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pay 18.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB47,817.59	$381.33 MX$7,928.15	-18.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB1,067,340.38	$8,426.99 MX$175,205.53	-19.1%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB313.86	$2.73 MX$56.76	-10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB258.74	$3.01 MX$62.50	+19.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB251.09	$3.92 MX$81.53	+60.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB3,314.57	$53.69 MX$1,116.21	+66.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB523.10	$4.96 MX$103.21	-2.7%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 14.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB8,318.07	$56.36 MX$1,171.69	-30.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB4,336.37	$41.06 MX$853.66	-3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB11,167.16	$91.99 MX$1,912.62	-15.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB10,451.48	$91.93 MX$1,911.30	-9.8%
Average			-14.8%

Moscow vs. Mexico City - 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: January 2025

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