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Mexico City vs. Saint Petersburg Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 37.0% more expensive than Saint Petersburg.

Restaurants: pay 77.4% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 73.7% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 17.7% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 84.1% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 19.6% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.9% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 14.7% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Saint Petersburg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Saint Petersburg, you would:

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pay 77.4% more for restaurants

	Saint Petersburg	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.53 RUB732.02	$10.86 MX$187.42	+13.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 RUB457.51	$8.82 MX$152.28	+48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 RUB76.25	$1.73 MX$29.90	+74.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 RUB36.70	$1.30 MX$22.51	+172.9%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 73.7% more for groceries

	Saint Petersburg	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 RUB64.66	$2.63 MX$45.32	+211.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.68 RUB436.60	$5.04 MX$87.01	-11.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.33 RUB332.52	$6.54 MX$112.88	+51.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.66 RUB127.15	$2.61 MX$45.01	+57.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.29 RUB175.68	$3.80 MX$65.68	+66.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB60.69	$1.37 MX$23.64	+73.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RUB59.19	$0.80 MX$13.81	+3.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB62.28	$0.97 MX$16.80	+20.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 RUB114.80	$0.91 MX$15.64	-39.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RUB32.32	$0.96 MX$16.55	+127.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB21.80	$0.99 MX$17.16	+250.3%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 17.7% less for transportation

	Saint Petersburg	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 RUB212.03	$5.14 MX$88.69	+86.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.21 RUB3,856.82	$19.54 MX$337.36	-61.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,737.37 RUB3M	$20,030.45 MX$346K	-44.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.17 RUB704.57	$4.42 MX$76.38	-51.8%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 84.1% more for housing

	Saint Petersburg	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.63 RUB585.87	$30.93 MX$534.02	+305.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$783.62 RUB60,191.39	$1,079.15 MX$18,629.97	+37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$441.53 RUB33,914.90	$677.25 MX$11,691.70	+53.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.44 RUB7,253.95	$37.36 MX$644.99	-60.4%
Average			+84.1%

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pay 19.6% more for childcare

	Saint Petersburg	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.01 RUB28,651.67	$430.39 MX$7,430.03	+15.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,803.31 RUB676K	$10,897.53 MX$188K	+23.8%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 36.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Petersburg	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 RUB228.76	$3.26 MX$56.23	+9.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 RUB186.71	$3.81 MX$65.84	+56.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 RUB213.20	$4.34 MX$74.97	+56.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.87 RUB3,062.23	$58.44 MX$1,008.97	+46.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 RUB434.18	$6.51 MX$112.45	+15.2%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 14.7% less for clothing

	Saint Petersburg	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.20 RUB7,159.27	$60.95 MX$1,052.13	-34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.79 RUB3,747.44	$48.08 MX$829.98	-1.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.24 RUB8,852.09	$105.72 MX$1,825.11	-8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.44 RUB9,942.59	$110.91 MX$1,914.71	-14.3%
Average			-14.7%

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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: February 2026

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