Mexico City vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$663
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
90
82
😀 Quality of life
66
66
🏙️ Population
9.21M
5.38M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 59% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4206th and 6353rd ($1288 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Mexico and Russia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4184th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mexico City Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$6504

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438