Mexico City vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$721
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
72
73
🏙️ Population
9.21M
13.3M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 7% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4418th and 4141st ($1331 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 3317th and 2664th 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
$12
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$15272

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772