Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 21.3% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Rome, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.93
|
$9.92
RUB902.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
$4.92
RUB447.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.04
|
$1.10
RUB100.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.05
|
$0.60
RUB54.58
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
Rome
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
$0.63
RUB57.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.37
|
$4.72
RUB429.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.86
|
$3.62
RUB329.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.58
|
$1.74
RUB158.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.68
|
$2.18
RUB198.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$0.64
RUB57.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.69
RUB62.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.79
RUB72.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.56
RUB141.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.19
RUB17.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.20
RUB18.47
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
Rome
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.84
|
$2.31
RUB210.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€34.84
|
$29.87
RUB2,717.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,587.06
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,986,351.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.42
|
$5.69
RUB517.63
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
Rome
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€27.62
|
$6.03
RUB548.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,077.19
|
$881.83
RUB80,239.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€663.42
|
$532.09
RUB48,415.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€161.52
|
$90.54
RUB8,238.59
|
|
pay 5.7% more for childcare
Rome
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€475.04
|
$484.25
RUB44,062.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,020.11
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,051,301.61
|
|
pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$3.28
RUB298.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$2.63
RUB239.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
$2.52
RUB228.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€57.17
|
$32.93
RUB2,996.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.95
|
$5.47
RUB497.73
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
Rome
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€61.87
|
$98.68
RUB8,979.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.47
|
$46.53
RUB4,233.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€74.54
|
$117.96
RUB10,733.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€95.03
|
$114.14
RUB10,386.04
|
|
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