Mexico vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$889
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1738
🏠 One person rent
$400
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$710
$666
💸 GDP per capita
$13926
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
6.55
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
74.8
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
26
🌐 English speaking %
13%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
89
85
😀 Quality of life
44
44
🏙️ Population
125M
146M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($889) is 29% more expensive than in Russia ($687). Mexico ranked 102nd 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 97th and 91st 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
$9.2
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.93
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$86.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$6.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.44%
13.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1726
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$5.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$3.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.71
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.6
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5383
$6416

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1190
9.21M
Tijuana
$1050
1.96M
Zapopan
$1012
1.48M
Monterrey
$1257
1.14M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
1.93M
Ciudad Juarez
$974
1.32M
Leon
$719
1.58M
Guadalajara
$985
1.46M
Puebla
$939
1.43M
Mexicali
$955
1.03M
Aguascalientes
$826
934K
Queretaro
$941
795K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
1.07M
Guadalupe
$945
692K
Saltillo
$829
864K
Chihuahua
$854
878K
Culiacan
$746
808K
Morelia
$748
963K
Cancun
$1143
889K
Naucalpan
$835
872K
Acapulco
$727
673K
Apodaca
$958
523K
San Luis Potosi
$879
773K
Hermosillo
$854
856K
Merida
$1090
892K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$863
443K
Tlaquepaque
$683
664K
Reynosa
$849
589K
Torreon
$681
690K
Tlalnepantla
$783
653K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1075
13M
Saint Petersburg
$874
5.38M
Novosibirsk
$649
1.63M
Yekaterinburg
$701
1.47M
Kazan
$654
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1.21M
Rostov-on-Don
$627
1.14M
Krasnodar
$635
1.14M
Ufa
$567
1.13M
Samara
$589
1.16M
Krasnoyarsk
$669
1.09M
Perm
$559
1.03M
Chelyabinsk
$523
1.18M
Tyumen
$698
861K
Omsk
$406
1.11M
Voronezh
$419
1.05M
Volgograd
$523
1M
Khabarovsk
$750
616K
Irkutsk
$741
624K
Vladivostok
$758
592K
Balashikha
$633
530K
Saratov
$518
838K
Surgut
$612
396K
Penza
$514
492K
Kemerovo
$495
557K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
546K
Izhevsk
$620
621K
Yaroslavl
$533
571K
Tomsk
$519
575K
Barnaul
$619
623K