Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 60.4% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Bern, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF23.54
|
$9.92
RUB915.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$4.92
RUB454.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF4.05
|
$1.10
RUB101.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
|
pay 61.6% less for groceries
Bern
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF2.97
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.81
|
$4.72
RUB435.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.70
|
$3.62
RUB333.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.47
|
$1.74
RUB160.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF12.21
|
$2.18
RUB201.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
$0.69
RUB63.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
$0.79
RUB73.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
$1.56
RUB143.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.92
|
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
|
pay 58.5% less for transportation
Bern
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF6.97
|
$2.31
RUB213.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF79.13
|
$29.87
RUB2,755.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,675.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF46.98
|
$5.69
RUB524.80
|
|
pay 62.8% less for housing
Bern
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF47.31
|
$6.03
RUB555.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,440.55
|
$881.83
RUB81,349.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF1,043.40
|
$532.09
RUB49,085.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF230.60
|
$90.54
RUB8,352.59
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
Bern
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,654.40
|
$484.25
RUB44,672.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF30,049.79
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,849.15
|
|
pay 62.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.51
|
$3.28
RUB302.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.59
|
$2.63
RUB243.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF9.27
|
$2.52
RUB232.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF69.32
|
$32.93
RUB3,037.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF20.03
|
$5.47
RUB504.61
|
|
pay 30.3% less for clothing
Bern
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF132.93
|
$98.68
RUB9,103.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF55.93
|
$46.53
RUB4,291.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF144.61
|
$117.96
RUB10,881.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF165.99
|
$114.14
RUB10,529.76
|
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