Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 54.6% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Russia, you would:
pay 35.1% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB619.76
|
$9.92
RUB897.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB380.42
|
$4.92
RUB445.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB76.18
|
$1.10
RUB99.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB36.79
|
$0.60
RUB54.23
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
Russia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.03
|
$0.63
RUB57.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB355.47
|
$4.72
RUB426.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB289.97
|
$3.62
RUB327.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB109.81
|
$1.74
RUB157.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB155.83
|
$2.18
RUB197.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.85
|
$0.64
RUB57.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.56
|
$0.69
RUB62.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB67.58
|
$0.79
RUB71.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB81.60
|
$1.56
RUB140.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.90
|
$0.19
RUB17.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.77
|
$0.20
RUB18.35
|
|
pay 25.9% more for transportation
Russia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB199.88
|
$2.31
RUB209.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,723.85
|
$29.87
RUB2,700.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,610,294.63
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,967,450.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB399.82
|
$5.69
RUB514.36
|
|
pay 87.9% more for housing
Russia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB566.24
|
$6.03
RUB544.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB28,676.48
|
$881.83
RUB79,731.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB19,671.53
|
$532.09
RUB48,109.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,158.64
|
$90.54
RUB8,186.45
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,173.51
|
$484.25
RUB43,783.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB502,942.67
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,044,647.80
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB135.46
|
$3.28
RUB296.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB155.26
|
$2.63
RUB238.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB198.29
|
$2.52
RUB227.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,622.58
|
$32.93
RUB2,977.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB377.93
|
$5.47
RUB494.58
|
|
pay 48.2% more for clothing
Russia
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,247.79
|
$98.68
RUB8,922.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,312.22
|
$46.53
RUB4,206.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,062.16
|
$117.96
RUB10,665.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,127.48
|
$114.14
RUB10,320.30
|
|
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