Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 12.6% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
$9.92
RUB902.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$4.92
RUB447.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥178
|
$1.10
RUB100.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.60
RUB54.58
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$0.63
RUB57.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
$4.72
RUB429.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$3.62
RUB329.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$1.74
RUB158.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$2.18
RUB198.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$0.64
RUB57.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.69
RUB62.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$0.79
RUB72.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$1.56
RUB141.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.19
RUB17.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.20
RUB18.47
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$2.31
RUB210.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,881
|
$29.87
RUB2,717.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,986,351.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,941
|
$5.69
RUB517.63
|
|
pay 33.6% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
$6.03
RUB548.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
$881.83
RUB80,239.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,032
|
$532.09
RUB48,415.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
$90.54
RUB8,238.59
|
|
pay 10.5% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,661
|
$484.25
RUB44,062.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,051,301.61
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$3.28
RUB298.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥513
|
$2.63
RUB239.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$2.52
RUB228.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,626
|
$32.93
RUB2,996.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
$5.47
RUB497.73
|
|
pay 61.5% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
$98.68
RUB8,979.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
$46.53
RUB4,233.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
$117.96
RUB10,733.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,406
|
$114.14
RUB10,386.04
|
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