Mexico City vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$774
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
72
72
🏙️ Population
9.21M
13.3M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 10% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4274th and 3728th ($1428 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Mexico and Russia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 3354th and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Moscow

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Mexico City Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$17546

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791