Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vatican City instead of Moscow, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB964.42
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB478.47
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB107.39
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB58.30
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB61.44
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB458.51
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB351.79
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB169.28
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB212.32
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB61.89
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB66.66
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB77.10
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB151.39
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.47
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.73
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB224.97
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,902.71
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,189,788.02
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB552.90
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB585.75
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB85,705.42
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB51,713.95
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,799.82
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB47,064.36
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,122,918.58
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB318.98
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB256.01
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB244.55
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,200.48
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB531.63
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,591.20
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,521.79
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,464.63
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB11,093.56
|
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