Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 23.1% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Athens, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.21
|
$9.19
RUB923.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.13
|
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.95
|
$1.07
RUB107.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.49
RUB48.75
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
$0.62
RUB62.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.24
|
$4.41
RUB442.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.95
|
$3.57
RUB358.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.26
|
$1.52
RUB152.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.63
|
$1.99
RUB199.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.88
|
$0.68
RUB68.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.67
RUB67.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.72
RUB71.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.88
|
$1.12
RUB112.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.25
RUB25.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.21
RUB21.02
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.22
|
$2.22
RUB222.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.39
|
$28.58
RUB2,871.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€28,744.60
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,076,750.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.17
|
$5.82
RUB584.58
|
|
pay 17.0% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€30.79
|
$6.38
RUB640.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€600.43
|
$960.52
RUB96,508.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€527.24
|
$583.26
RUB58,603.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€145.13
|
$86.66
RUB8,707.17
|
|
pay 1.1% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€438.20
|
$466.53
RUB46,875.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,143.60
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,046,305.24
|
|
pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.07
|
$3.06
RUB307.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.51
|
$2.52
RUB253.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.61
|
$2.45
RUB246.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€46.70
|
$32.34
RUB3,249.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.13
|
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
|
Athens
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€81.47
|
$81.16
RUB8,154.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.25
|
$42.31
RUB4,250.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€88.69
|
$108.95
RUB10,947.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€109.16
|
$101.97
RUB10,245.50
|
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