Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 39.2% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$8.62
RUB795.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$4.93
RUB454.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.39
|
$1.02
RUB94.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.35
|
$0.57
RUB52.66
|
|
pay 42.4% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$0.69
RUB63.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.01
|
$5.18
RUB477.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$4.02
RUB370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$1.42
RUB130.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.60
|
$2.00
RUB184.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.62
RUB57.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.53
RUB49.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.70
RUB64.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.40
RUB129.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.27
RUB24.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.26
RUB24.39
|
|
pay 45.4% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.15
|
$2.47
RUB228.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€49.98
|
$30.79
RUB2,840.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,840,174.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.11
|
$3.94
RUB363.54
|
|
pay 48.5% less for housing
Brussels
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.74
|
$6.45
RUB594.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€967.81
|
$860.20
RUB79,354.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€810.59
|
$497.14
RUB45,862.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€152.39
|
$90.59
RUB8,356.85
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€876.57
|
$487.67
RUB44,988.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,705.52
|
$9,121.01
RUB841,421.81
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$3.08
RUB284.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$2.57
RUB236.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$2.52
RUB232.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.70
|
$38.25
RUB3,528.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$6.16
RUB568.03
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Brussels
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.78
|
$94.24
RUB8,693.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.23
|
$45.95
RUB4,238.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.87
|
$106.61
RUB9,834.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€122.50
|
$132.25
RUB12,200.58
|
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