Cost of living comparison
compared to
Moscow vs. Cleveland Cost of Living Summary
Moscow is 27.2% cheaper than Cleveland.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.5% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 33.1% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 31.0% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 44.9% less in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 29.4% less in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.3% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 17.1% more in Moscow
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Moscow.
Moscow vs. Cleveland Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Moscow instead of Cleveland, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
|
Cleveland
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.50
|
$11.93
RUB911.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$5.97
RUB455.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.38
RUB105.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
|
$0.61
RUB46.71
|
|
Cleveland vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants
pay 33.1% less for groceries
|
Cleveland
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
|
$0.85
RUB64.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.11
|
$6.27
RUB478.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.16
|
$4.62
RUB352.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
|
$1.68
RUB128.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
|
$2.46
RUB188.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$0.81
RUB61.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.87
RUB66.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$0.90
RUB68.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$1.64
RUB125.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
|
$0.43
RUB32.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.34
RUB25.86
|
|
Cleveland vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries
pay 31.0% less for transportation
|
Cleveland
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.13
|
$2.84
RUB216.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.00
|
$36.64
RUB2,797.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$36,994.59
RUB2,825,171.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
|
$5.73
RUB437.45
|
|
Cleveland vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation
pay 44.9% less for housing
|
Cleveland
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.67
|
$7.82
RUB596.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.50
|
$1,253.04
RUB95,691.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,023.33
|
$709.24
RUB54,162.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$213.58
|
$110.60
RUB8,445.86
|
|
Cleveland vs. Moscow - Cost of housing
pay 29.4% less for childcare
|
Cleveland
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,009.00
|
$656.36
RUB50,124.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,780.00
|
$14,285.88
RUB1,090,971.99
|
|
Cleveland vs. Moscow - Cost of childcare
pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cleveland
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
|
$4.18
RUB318.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
|
$3.16
RUB241.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.88
|
$2.98
RUB227.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.00
|
$44.58
RUB3,404.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
|
$6.56
RUB501.24
|
|
Cleveland vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 17.1% more for clothing
|
Cleveland
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.00
|
$76.06
RUB5,808.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.83
|
$47.73
RUB3,645.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.00
|
$122.95
RUB9,389.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.00
|
$156.80
RUB11,974.07
|
|
Cleveland vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing
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