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Cost of Living Comparison Between Kaluga and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Kaluga and Mexico City

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Kaluga is 35.4% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 45.9% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Kaluga is 41.6% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 49.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Kaluga
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.60 โ‚ฝ432
$13.36 MX$230
-58.08%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$22.18 โ‚ฝ1,711
$52.6 MX$903
-57.79%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.94 โ‚ฝ381
$9.42 MX$162
-47.56%
Cappuccino
$1.98 โ‚ฝ153
$3.60 MX$61.8
-45.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.31 โ‚ฝ101
$1.56 MX$26.76
-16.03%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.53 โ‚ฝ40.87
$1.16 MX$19.99
-54.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.35 โ‚ฝ104
$3.15 MX$54.1
-57.14%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.01 โ‚ฝ232
$4.80 MX$82.4
-37.29%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Kaluga
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.10 โ‚ฝ84.6
$1.65 MX$28.27
-33.33%
White Bread (500g)
$0.73 โ‚ฝ56.5
$2.72 MX$46.69
-73.16%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.48 โ‚ฝ114
$1.91 MX$32.86
-22.51%
Eggs
$1.65 โ‚ฝ128
$2.60 MX$44.58
-36.54%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.44 โ‚ฝ651
$10.19 MX$175
-17.17%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 โ‚ฝ292
$8.38 MX$144
-54.77%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.71 โ‚ฝ595
$11.91 MX$205
-35.26%
Apples (1kg)
$1.87 โ‚ฝ144
$3.01 MX$51.7
-37.87%
Banana (1kg)
$1.68 โ‚ฝ130
$1.75 MX$30.01
-4.00%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.93 โ‚ฝ149
$1.98 MX$34.09
-2.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.09 โ‚ฝ238
$2.04 MX$35.02
51.47%
Potato (1kg)
$0.75 โ‚ฝ57.7
$2.07 MX$35.63
-63.77%
Onion (1kg)
$0.72 โ‚ฝ55.8
$2.28 MX$39.13
-68.42%
Lettuce (1 head)
$3.20 โ‚ฝ247
$1.46 MX$25.02
119.18%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.61 โ‚ฝ46.75
$1.13 MX$19.40
-46.02%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.00 โ‚ฝ232
$4.11 MX$70.7
-27.01%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.50 โ‚ฝ501
$14.50 MX$249
-55.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.74 โ‚ฝ56.9
$1.75 MX$30.00
-57.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.94 โ‚ฝ150
$3.69 MX$63.5
-47.43%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Kaluga
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.46 โ‚ฝ35.56
$0.36 MX$6.18
27.78%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$19.31 โ‚ฝ1,490
$18.96 MX$326
1.85%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.92 โ‚ฝ303
$1.34 MX$23.02
192.54%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.10 โ‚ฝ8.09
$0.30 MX$5.16
-66.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.19 โ‚ฝ477
$5.45 MX$93.7
13.58%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.79 โ‚ฝ61.2
$1.35 MX$23.13
-41.48%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.7K โ‚ฝ2.6M
$19.2K MX$329.4K
75.83%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.9K โ‚ฝ2.7M
$23.6K MX$405.4K
47.89%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kaluga
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$77.4 โ‚ฝ5,971
$39.99 MX$687
93.55%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.55 โ‚ฝ428
$27.34 MX$470
-79.70%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$5.11 โ‚ฝ394
$29.47 MX$506
-82.66%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Kaluga
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$35.47 โ‚ฝ2,736
$53.4 MX$918
-33.59%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.11 MX$449
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.65 โ‚ฝ590
$6.30 MX$108
21.43%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Kaluga
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$362 โ‚ฝ27.9K
$424 MX$7,289
-14.65%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,876 โ‚ฝ530.5K
$10.8K MX$184.7K
-36.04%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Kaluga
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$74.3 โ‚ฝ5,734
$57.1 MX$981
30.16%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$38.68 โ‚ฝ2,984
$44.65 MX$767
-13.37%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 โ‚ฝ8,693
$103 MX$1,775
9.08%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$76.8 โ‚ฝ5,922
$106 MX$1,820
-27.54%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Kaluga
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$258 โ‚ฝ19.9K
$1,016 MX$17.4K
-74.57%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$196 โ‚ฝ15.1K
$623 MX$10.7K
-68.59%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$444 โ‚ฝ34.3K
$2,124 MX$36.5K
-79.09%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$342 โ‚ฝ26.4K
$1,249 MX$21.5K
-72.62%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,599 โ‚ฝ123.4K
$3,704 MX$63.6K
-56.82%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,381 โ‚ฝ106.6K
$2,232 MX$38.3K
-38.10%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Kaluga
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$975 โ‚ฝ75.3K
$1,048 MX$18.0K
-6.92%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
14.5
11.34
27.87%

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Last update for Kaluga: February 11, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: February 13, 2026

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