Mexico vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$880
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2158
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$398
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$328
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$678
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$13790
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
6.66
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
74.8
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
22
🌐 English speaking %
13%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
89
85
😀 Quality of life
43
45
🏙️ Population
125M
146M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($880) is 14% more expensive than in Russia ($770). Mexico ranked 104th vs 127th 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 103rd and 94th 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
$9.38
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$3.34
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$579
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$7.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1856
$2953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1375
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$8.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5685
$6824

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1160
9.21M
Tijuana
$1047
1.96M
Zapopan
$1021
1.48M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
1.93M
Monterrey
$1277
1.14M
Ciudad Juarez
$948
1.32M
Leon
$684
1.58M
Guadalajara
$1017
1.46M
Puebla
$981
1.43M
Mexicali
$913
1.03M
Queretaro
$983
795K
Aguascalientes
$796
934K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
1.07M
Saltillo
$892
864K
Guadalupe
$916
692K
Naucalpan
$800
872K
Morelia
$717
963K
Cancun
$1132
889K
Chihuahua
$814
878K
Culiacan
$761
808K
Hermosillo
$814
856K
Merida
$1085
892K
Apodaca
$952
523K
Acapulco
$756
673K
San Luis Potosi
$808
773K
Tlaquepaque
$660
664K
Torreon
$646
690K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$842
443K
Tlalnepantla
$741
653K
Reynosa
$795
589K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K