Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 28.8% cheaper than Cologne.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Cologne, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
Cologne
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$9.92
RUB897.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
$4.92
RUB445.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
€2.40
|
$1.10
RUB99.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.91
|
$0.60
RUB54.23
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
Cologne
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
€2.02
|
$0.63
RUB57.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.06
|
$4.72
RUB426.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.88
|
$3.62
RUB327.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
$1.74
RUB157.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.42
€6.83
|
$2.18
RUB197.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.64
RUB57.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.69
RUB62.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.79
RUB71.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
€1.51
|
$1.56
RUB140.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.19
RUB17.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.20
RUB18.35
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
Cologne
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.52
|
$2.31
RUB209.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.88
|
$29.87
RUB2,700.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,113.33
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,967,450.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.15
€20.40
|
$5.69
RUB514.36
|
|
pay 49.2% less for housing
Cologne
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.38
€43.64
|
$6.03
RUB544.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.88
€979.94
|
$881.83
RUB79,731.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.99
€766.35
|
$532.09
RUB48,109.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.83
€191.43
|
$90.54
RUB8,186.45
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
Cologne
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$794.19
€731.53
|
$484.25
RUB43,783.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,244.81
€14,963.21
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,044,647.80
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
Cologne
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
€3.19
|
$3.28
RUB296.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$2.63
RUB238.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.18
|
$2.52
RUB227.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.80
€28.37
|
$32.93
RUB2,977.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$5.47
RUB494.58
|
|
pay 48.0% more for clothing
Cologne
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.34
€65.71
|
$98.68
RUB8,922.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
€24.66
|
$46.53
RUB4,206.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
€71.32
|
$117.96
RUB10,665.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.35
€82.30
|
$114.14
RUB10,320.30
|
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