Cost of living comparison
Russia is 5.2% cheaper than Xalapa.
If you lived in Russia instead of Xalapa, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
Xalapa
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.42
MX$126.05
|
$6.85
RUB619.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.53
MX$110.93
|
$4.21
RUB380.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$20.53
|
$0.84
RUB76.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$14.24
|
$0.41
RUB36.79
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
Xalapa
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
MX$42.25
|
$0.49
RUB44.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
MX$67.73
|
$3.93
RUB355.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
MX$91.90
|
$3.21
RUB289.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$42.29
|
$1.21
RUB109.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
MX$59.00
|
$1.72
RUB155.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
MX$24.00
|
$0.56
RUB50.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$11.95
|
$0.56
RUB50.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$13.43
|
$0.75
RUB67.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
MX$12.74
|
$0.90
RUB81.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$16.11
|
$0.22
RUB19.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.13
|
$0.22
RUB19.77
|
|
pay 27.3% more for transportation
Xalapa
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
MX$91.93
|
$2.21
RUB199.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.50
MX$127.46
|
$19.07
RUB1,723.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$373,114.88
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,610,294.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$90.76
|
$4.42
RUB399.82
|
|
pay 12.2% more for housing
Xalapa
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$475.31
|
$6.26
RUB566.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.91
MX$4,212.07
|
$317.16
RUB28,676.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.16
MX$2,755.16
|
$217.57
RUB19,671.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$704.76
|
$68.11
RUB6,158.64
|
|
pay 10.8% more for childcare
Xalapa
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.61
MX$2,168.10
|
$212.06
RUB19,173.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$170,626.58
|
$5,562.55
RUB502,942.67
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
Xalapa
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MX$30.25
|
$1.50
RUB135.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
MX$49.30
|
$1.72
RUB155.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.10
MX$69.58
|
$2.19
RUB198.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.15
MX$427.34
|
$29.01
RUB2,622.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$100.84
|
$4.18
RUB377.93
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
Xalapa
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.41
MX$788.44
|
$58.04
RUB5,247.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$764.55
|
$36.63
RUB3,312.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
MX$1,451.03
|
$78.11
RUB7,062.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.82
MX$1,033.33
|
$78.83
RUB7,127.48
|
|
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