Cost of living comparison

France

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Russia

Moscow vs. Brest Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 16.5% more expensive than Brest.

Restaurants: pay 36.1% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 29.5% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 32.5% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.3% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 97.7% more in Moscow

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

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Moscow vs. Brest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.1% less for restaurants

	Brest	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.68 €13.95	$11.70 RUB966.60	-25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$7.02 RUB579.96	-37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 €2.62	$1.62 RUB133.67	-45.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 €1.87	$0.84 RUB69.07	-60.2%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 29.5% less for groceries

	Brest	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 €1.40	$1.02 RUB84.09	-35.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.33 €8.31	$7.14 RUB589.78	-23.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.27 €3.80	$4.61 RUB381.19	+8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.56 €3.17	$1.86 RUB154.04	-47.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.57 €4.07	$2.98 RUB246.54	-34.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 €1.21	$0.93 RUB77.02	-31.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.81 RUB67.24	-8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.07	$0.90 RUB74.52	-25.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 €1.16	$1.79 RUB147.60	+37.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.68	$0.41 RUB33.58	-47.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.84	$0.32 RUB26.73	-65.9%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 32.5% less for transportation

	Brest	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 €6.94	$3.31 RUB273.63	-57.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.31 €35.88	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	+0.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,273.83 €32,285.02	$38,895.19 RUB3M	+7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.36 €28.80	$10.06 RUB831.28	-68.9%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Brest	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.77 €27.39	$9.88 RUB816.43	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.21 €456.78	$1,454.91 RUB120K	+183.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$388.17 €345.49	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	+107.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.71 €95.87	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	+32.6%
Average			+100.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Brest	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$223.95 €199.32	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	+261.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,439.22 €10,181.32	$26,421.03 RUB2M	+131.0%
Average			+188.9%

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pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Brest	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.66 €5.93	$4.68 RUB386.64	-29.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.94 €2.62	$3.70 RUB305.66	+25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$3.45 RUB285.15	-74.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.55 €31.64	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	+18.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.72 €12.21	$9.36 RUB773.28	-31.8%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 97.7% more for clothing

	Brest	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.05 €61.46	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	+57.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.23 €26.91	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	+106.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.38 €69.76	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	+85.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.92 €63.12	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	+154.1%
Average			+97.7%

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