Mexico vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Mexico Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2190
🏠 One person rent
$462
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.9
$59.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$800
$772
💸 GDP per capita
$14158
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
6.66
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
75.1
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
22
🌐 English speaking %
13%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
89
85
😀 Quality of life
48
49
🏙️ Population
131M
144M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($1007) is 12% more expensive than in Russia ($902). Mexico ranked 95th vs 109th 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 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 96th and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Mexico vs Russia infographic

Share this infographic!

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
$10.4
$9.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.17
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1070
$1218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$701
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.4%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$3624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1687
$2019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$5.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.14
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$287
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6912
$9820

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cities Comparison in Mexico vs Russia

More countries to compare

Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1331
9.21M
Tijuana
$1210
1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
1.93M
Zapopan
$1162
1.48M
Puebla
$998
1.43M
Monterrey
$1485
1.14M
Guadalajara
$1120
1.46M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
1.07M
Ciudad Juarez
$945
1.32M
Leon
$815
1.58M
Aguascalientes
$1006
934K
Chihuahua
$944
878K
Naucalpan
$908
872K
Mexicali
$945
854K
Queretaro
$1184
795K
Hermosillo
$982
856K
Saltillo
$1016
864K
Guadalupe
$1008
692K
Cancun
$1107
889K
Morelia
$873
963K
San Luis Potosi
$941
773K
Culiacan
$836
808K
Reynosa
$925
589K
Tlalnepantla
$932
653K
Merida
$1181
892K
Tlaquepaque
$728
664K
Matamoros
$757
542K
Torreon
$773
690K
Apodaca
$1113
523K
Irapuato
$860
593K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1438
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$971
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$813
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$962
1.47M
Kazan
$868
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$851
1.14M
Krasnodar
$828
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1.2M
Ufa
$802
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$837
1.09M
Omsk
$786
1.1M
Perm
$714
1.03M
Samara
$796
1.15M
Chelyabinsk
$829
1.18M
Voronezh
$707
1.04M
Tyumen
$909
872K
Khabarovsk
$830
616K
Saratov
$783
838K
Izhevsk
$635
616K
Vladivostok
$824
592K
Balashikha
$898
530K
Yaroslavl
$672
567K
Volgograd
$667
1.01M
Irkutsk
$735
606K
Tula
$837
467K
Ulyanovsk
$641
613K
Tolyatti
$686
663K
Ryazan
$692
519K
Orenburg
$695
537K
Kemerovo
$708
543K