Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 23.9% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.02
|
$9.92
RUB944.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
$4.92
RUB468.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$1.10
RUB105.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$0.60
RUB57.09
|
|
pay 44.3% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$0.63
RUB60.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.38
|
$4.72
RUB448.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$3.62
RUB344.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$1.74
RUB165.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$2.18
RUB207.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.64
RUB60.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.69
RUB65.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.79
RUB75.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$1.56
RUB148.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.19
RUB18.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.20
RUB19.32
|
|
pay 47.3% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$2.31
RUB220.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.06
|
$29.87
RUB2,842.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,813.91
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,123,496.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.42
|
$5.69
RUB541.41
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
Berlin
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.11
|
$6.03
RUB573.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,280.36
|
$881.83
RUB83,924.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€909.39
|
$532.09
RUB50,639.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€256.01
|
$90.54
RUB8,616.94
|
|
pay 77.1% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.31
|
$484.25
RUB46,086.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,670.97
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,099,581.54
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.51
|
$3.28
RUB312.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$2.63
RUB250.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
$2.52
RUB239.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.55
|
$32.93
RUB3,133.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$5.47
RUB520.58
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.69
|
$98.68
RUB9,391.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.96
|
$46.53
RUB4,427.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.77
|
$117.96
RUB11,226.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.84
|
$114.14
RUB10,863.01
|
|
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