Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 22.1% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$8.62
RUB795.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$4.93
RUB454.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$1.02
RUB94.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.57
RUB52.66
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.69
RUB63.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$5.18
RUB477.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.62
|
$4.02
RUB370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$1.42
RUB130.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.47
|
$2.00
RUB184.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.62
RUB57.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.53
RUB49.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.70
RUB64.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.40
RUB129.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.27
RUB24.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.26
RUB24.39
|
|
pay 43.7% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.90
|
$2.47
RUB228.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.08
|
$30.79
RUB2,840.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,692.63
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,840,174.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.65
|
$3.94
RUB363.54
|
|
pay 42.3% less for housing
Madrid
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.72
|
$6.45
RUB594.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,015.58
|
$860.20
RUB79,354.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€757.31
|
$497.14
RUB45,862.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.03
|
$90.59
RUB8,356.85
|
|
pay 6.0% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.22
|
$487.67
RUB44,988.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,812.92
|
$9,121.01
RUB841,421.81
|
|
pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$3.08
RUB284.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.01
|
$2.57
RUB236.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$2.52
RUB232.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.70
|
$38.25
RUB3,528.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$6.16
RUB568.03
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.58
|
$94.24
RUB8,693.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.48
|
$45.95
RUB4,238.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.32
|
$106.61
RUB9,834.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.40
|
$132.25
RUB12,200.58
|
|
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