Mexico City vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$611
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
90
82
😀 Quality of life
68
67
🏙️ Population
9.21M
5.38M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 36% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4630th and 6204th ($1190 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 3360th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Saint Petersburg

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Mexico City Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$6847

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525