Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 63.9% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Russia, you would:
pay 42.4% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
|
pay 85.1% more for groceries
Russia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
Russia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Russia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
|
pay 80.2% more for childcare
Russia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
|
pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Russia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
|
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