Mexico City vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$792
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
9.21M
13.3M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 12% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4074th and 3277th ($1475 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mexico and Russia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 2482nd and 2774th 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
$11.6
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$20160

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749