Cost of living comparison
compared to
Moscow vs. Columbus Cost of Living Summary
Moscow is 29.2% cheaper than Columbus.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.5% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 40.9% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 20.5% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 48.9% less in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 45.5% less in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.8% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 40.6% more in Moscow
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Moscow.
Moscow vs. Columbus Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Moscow instead of Columbus, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
|
Columbus
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$11.93
RUB911.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$5.97
RUB455.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
|
$1.38
RUB105.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.61
RUB46.71
|
|
Columbus vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants
pay 40.9% less for groceries
|
Columbus
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$0.85
RUB64.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
|
$6.27
RUB478.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
|
$4.62
RUB352.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
|
$1.68
RUB128.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
|
$2.46
RUB188.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.75
|
$0.81
RUB61.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.87
RUB66.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$0.90
RUB68.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
|
$1.64
RUB125.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.43
RUB32.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.34
RUB25.86
|
|
Columbus vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries
pay 20.5% less for transportation
|
Columbus
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
|
$2.84
RUB216.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.00
|
$36.64
RUB2,797.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,946.00
|
$36,994.59
RUB2,825,171.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
|
$5.73
RUB437.45
|
|
Columbus vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation
pay 48.9% less for housing
|
Columbus
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.92
|
$7.82
RUB596.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.00
|
$1,253.04
RUB95,691.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.46
|
$709.24
RUB54,162.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.42
|
$110.60
RUB8,445.86
|
|
Columbus vs. Moscow - Cost of housing
pay 45.5% less for childcare
|
Columbus
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,100.00
|
$656.36
RUB50,124.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,033.33
|
$14,285.88
RUB1,090,971.99
|
|
Columbus vs. Moscow - Cost of childcare
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Columbus
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
|
$4.18
RUB318.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
|
$3.16
RUB241.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.59
|
$2.98
RUB227.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
|
$44.58
RUB3,404.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$6.56
RUB501.24
|
|
Columbus vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 40.6% more for clothing
|
Columbus
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.00
|
$76.06
RUB5,808.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.10
|
$47.73
RUB3,645.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.67
|
$122.95
RUB9,389.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.57
|
$156.80
RUB11,974.07
|
|
Columbus vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing
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