Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 46.1% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Paris, you would:
pay 65.4% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.09
|
$9.92
RUB915.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$4.92
RUB454.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$1.10
RUB101.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
|
pay 57.1% less for groceries
Paris
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.82
|
$4.72
RUB435.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.43
|
$3.62
RUB333.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
$1.74
RUB160.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.54
|
$2.18
RUB201.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.69
RUB63.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$0.79
RUB73.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$1.56
RUB143.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
Paris
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.20
|
$2.31
RUB213.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€85.40
|
$29.87
RUB2,755.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,675.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.92
|
$5.69
RUB524.80
|
|
pay 54.7% less for housing
Paris
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.97
|
$6.03
RUB555.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,356.47
|
$881.83
RUB81,349.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€996.81
|
$532.09
RUB49,085.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€159.48
|
$90.54
RUB8,352.59
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
Paris
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€769.74
|
$484.25
RUB44,672.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,294.40
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,849.15
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$3.28
RUB302.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$2.63
RUB243.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$2.52
RUB232.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€38.24
|
$32.93
RUB3,037.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$5.47
RUB504.61
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Paris
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€94.73
|
$98.68
RUB9,103.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€41.18
|
$46.53
RUB4,291.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€102.10
|
$117.96
RUB10,881.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€144.73
|
$114.14
RUB10,529.76
|
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