Mexico vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$982
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2375
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$446
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.2
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$790
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$11497
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
6.55
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
26
🌐 English speaking %
13%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
89
85
😀 Quality of life
42
44
🏙️ Population
125M
147M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($982) is 51% more expensive than in Russia ($652). Mexico ranked 81st vs 143rd for Russia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 116th and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico vs Russia

We calculate prices for Mexico and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 144 and 122 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Mexico Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.97
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.5
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$3.69
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$990
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.2
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.4%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1801
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.8
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5961
$6135

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1288
9.21M
Tijuana
$1184
1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
1.93M
Zapopan
$1217
1.48M
Monterrey
$1415
1.14M
Ciudad Juarez
$1126
1.32M
Leon
$812
1.58M
Guadalajara
$1035
1.46M
Puebla
$1066
1.43M
Saltillo
$927
864K
Aguascalientes
$818
934K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
1.08M
Mexicali
$1054
1.03M
Chihuahua
$1010
878K
Naucalpan
$905
872K
Morelia
$765
963K
Culiacan
$795
808K
San Luis Potosi
$984
773K
Cancun
$1291
889K
Queretaro
$996
626K
Merida
$1128
892K
Tlaquepaque
$785
664K
Hermosillo
$914
856K
Torreon
$773
717K
Acapulco
$846
673K
Ensenada
$1027
557K
Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
531K
Tlalnepantla
$887
653K
Reynosa
$910
589K
Apodaca
$975
523K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K