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Moscow vs. Al Muharraq Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 68.0% more expensive than Al Muharraq.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 52.7% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 3.2% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 24.7% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.8% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 39.5% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, housing, and transportation in Moscow are more expensive than in Al Muharraq. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Al Muharraq Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Al Muharraq, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Al Muharraq	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.98 BHD1.500	$11.93 RUB911.35	+200.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 BHD2.250	$5.97 RUB455.67
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 BHD0.300	$1.38 RUB105.57	+72.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 BHD0.130	$0.61 RUB46.71	+82.8%
Average			+118.4%

Al Muharraq vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.7% more for groceries

	Al Muharraq	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 BHD0.420	$0.85 RUB64.62	-24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.86 BHD0.700	$6.27 RUB478.82	+237.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.02 BHD1.890	$4.62 RUB352.84	-8.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 BHD0.960	$1.68 RUB128.49	-33.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 BHD0.970	$2.46 RUB188.10	-4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 BHD0.180	$0.81 RUB61.80	+68.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 BHD0.310	$0.87 RUB66.45	+7.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 BHD0.160	$0.90 RUB68.87	+108.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 BHD0.220	$1.64 RUB125.22	+179.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 BHD0.160	$0.43 RUB32.60	+2.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 BHD0.090	$0.34 RUB25.86	+48.1%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 3.2% more for transportation

	Al Muharraq	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.71 BHD0.640	$2.84 RUB216.76	+66.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$36.64 RUB2,797.83
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,479.19 BHD12,972.800	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	+7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.91 BHD5.990	$5.73 RUB437.45	-64.0%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 24.7% more for housing

	Al Muharraq	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.27 BHD15.150	$7.82 RUB596.90	-80.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$618.86 BHD232.850	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	+102.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$503.93 BHD189.600	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	+40.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.13 BHD30.520	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	+36.3%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Al Muharraq	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.00 BHD115.130	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	+114.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,652.25 BHD997.910	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	+438.6%
Average			+276.6%

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pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Al Muharraq	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.96 BHD2.990	$4.18 RUB318.97	-47.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.98 BHD1.500	$3.16 RUB241.06	-20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.83 BHD2.200	$2.98 RUB227.84	-48.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$44.58 RUB3,404.36
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 BHD3.990	$6.56 RUB501.24	-38.1%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 39.5% more for clothing

	Al Muharraq	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.07 BHD18.090	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	+58.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.49 BHD22.380	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	-19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.20 BHD32.430	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	+42.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.52 BHD33.310	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	+77.1%
Average			+39.5%

Al Muharraq vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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