Cost of living comparison
United States is 2.3 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in United States instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RUB803.03
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
RUB458.87
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
RUB95.14
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RUB53.17
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
RUB64.25
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
RUB482.09
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
RUB374.33
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
RUB132.18
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RUB185.96
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.67
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RUB49.82
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RUB65.24
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
RUB130.61
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB25.06
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RUB24.62
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
RUB230.32
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
RUB2,867.96
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
RUB2,867,955.42
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
RUB367.10
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Moscow
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
RUB600.80
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
RUB80,130.67
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
RUB46,310.65
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
RUB8,438.59
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Moscow
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
RUB45,428.41
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
RUB849,652.01
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 98.3% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
RUB286.80
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
RUB239.22
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB234.60
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
RUB3,563.13
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
RUB573.59
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
Moscow
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
RUB8,778.96
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
RUB4,280.03
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
RUB9,930.61
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
RUB12,319.92
|
$109.59
|
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