Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 2.2 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 96.1% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH184.33
|
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH143.28
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.58
|
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.48
|
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.48
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH127.44
|
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH125.11
|
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.84
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.83
|
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.92
|
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.58
|
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.83
|
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.66
|
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.67
|
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.98
|
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
|
pay 64.7% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH151.18
|
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH282.80
|
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH758,776.26
|
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH132.83
|
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH174.74
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,285.26
|
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,174.19
|
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,457.78
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,261.32
|
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH153,616.47
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.70
|
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH38.22
|
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH77.22
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH746.73
|
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH118.05
|
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
|
pay 34.1% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,599.99
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,208.64
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,571.53
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,913.89
|
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
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