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Moscow vs. Apia Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 11.2% cheaper than Apia.

Restaurants: pay 63.8% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 29.7% less in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 41.4% more in Moscow

The cost of clothing and entertainment and sports in Moscow are more expensive than in Apia. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Apia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Apia, you would:

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pay 63.8% less for restaurants

	Apia	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$59.13 WST165.55	$9.19 RUB771.68	-84.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 WST30.01	$5.10 RUB428.71	-52.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 WST6.00	$1.07 RUB90.06	-50.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 WST4.26	$0.49 RUB40.76	-68.1%
Average			-63.8%

Apia vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.7% less for groceries

	Apia	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 WST1.98	$0.62 RUB51.96	-12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.41 RUB370.08
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 WST18.76	$3.57 RUB299.60	-46.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$1.52 RUB127.63
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$1.99 RUB166.77
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.68 RUB56.88
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.67 RUB56.05
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.72 RUB60.10
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.12 RUB94.36
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.25 RUB20.93
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.21 RUB17.57
Average			-29.7%

Apia vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Apia	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$2.22 RUB186.32
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.58 RUB2,400.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$30,621.85 RUB2,572,267.16
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.82 RUB488.73

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Apia	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$6.38 RUB535.79
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$960.52 RUB80,684.69
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$583.26 RUB48,994.69
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$86.66 RUB7,279.49

Apia vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Apia	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$466.53 RUB39,189.25
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,413.52 RUB874,746.47

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pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Apia	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 WST15.00	$3.06 RUB257.23	-42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.61 WST4.50	$2.52 RUB212.05	+57.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.45 RUB205.78
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$32.34 RUB2,716.48
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.10 RUB428.71
Average			+7.1%

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pay 41.4% more for clothing

	Apia	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.56 WST127.56	$81.16 RUB6,817.14	+78.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.45 WST102.05	$42.31 RUB3,553.91	+16.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.34 WST191.34	$108.95 RUB9,152.12	+59.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.11 WST255.12	$101.97 RUB8,565.58	+11.9%
Average			+41.4%

Apia vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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