Mexico City vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$774
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$1231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
93
85
😀 Quality of life
72
70
🏙️ Population
9.21M
5.65M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 33% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4274th and 5142nd ($1428 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 3354th and 3923rd 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
$11.7
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$12085

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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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606