Cost of living comparison

Samoa

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Russia

Moscow vs. Apia Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 44.7% more expensive than Apia.

Restaurants: pay 61.1% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 3.8% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 40.8% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% more in Moscow

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Moscow are more expensive than in Apia. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Moscow. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Moscow.

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Moscow vs. Apia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.1% less for restaurants

	Apia	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$47.26 WST130.00	$11.70 RUB939.71	-75.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.54 WST40.00	$7.02 RUB563.82	-51.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 WST5.00	$1.62 RUB129.95	-11.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 WST3.75	$0.84 RUB67.15	-38.7%
Average			-61.1%

Apia vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.8% less for groceries

	Apia	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 WST2.25	$1.02 RUB81.75	+24.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$0.45 WST1.25	$7.14 RUB573.37	+1470.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 WST18.93	$4.61 RUB370.58	-33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 WST11.76	$1.86 RUB149.76	-56.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.65 WST4.54	$2.98 RUB239.67	+80.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31 WST6.35	$0.93 RUB74.87	-59.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 WST2.27	$0.81 RUB65.37	-1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 WST2.27	$0.90 RUB72.45	+9.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 WST5.44	$1.79 RUB143.49	-9.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 WST4.54	$0.41 RUB32.65	-75.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 WST1.36	$0.32 RUB25.99	-34.6%
Average			-3.8%

Apia vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.8% less for transportation

	Apia	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 WST11.36	$3.31 RUB266.01	-19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.65 RUB3,265.48
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$38,895.19 RUB3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$49.07 WST135.00	$10.06 RUB808.15	-79.5%
Average			-40.8%

Apia vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Apia	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.35 WST100.00	$9.88 RUB793.71	-72.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,454.91 RUB117K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$804.40 RUB64,618.54
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.90 WST38.24	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	+927.7%
Average			+314.4%

Apia vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Apia	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$809.00 RUB64,988.02
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$26,421.03 RUB2M

Apia vs. Moscow - Cost of childcare

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pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Apia	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 WST9.50	$4.68 RUB375.88	+35.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 WST8.00	$3.70 RUB297.16	+27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.18 WST17.00	$3.45 RUB277.21	-44.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$42.01 RUB3,374.88
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.36 RUB751.76
Average			+10.6%

Apia vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Apia	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$108.46 RUB8,713.17
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$62.47 RUB5,018.03
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$145.30 RUB11,672.48
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$180.19 RUB14,475.07

Apia vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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