Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 34.2% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 35.9% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$9.19
RUB978.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$5.10
RUB543.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.07
RUB114.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$0.49
RUB51.66
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$0.62
RUB65.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$4.41
RUB469.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$3.57
RUB379.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$1.52
RUB161.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$1.99
RUB211.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$0.68
RUB72.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.67
RUB71.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.72
RUB76.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$1.12
RUB119.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.25
RUB26.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.21
RUB22.27
|
|
pay 3.4% less for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$2.22
RUB236.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$28.58
RUB3,042.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,260,080.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$5.82
RUB619.42
|
|
pay 85.5% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$6.38
RUB679.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$960.52
RUB102,259.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$583.26
RUB62,095.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$86.66
RUB9,226.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$466.53
RUB49,668.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,108,649.99
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$3.06
RUB326.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$2.52
RUB268.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$2.45
RUB260.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$32.34
RUB3,442.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$5.10
RUB543.35
|
|
pay 22.7% more for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$81.16
RUB8,640.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$42.31
RUB4,504.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$108.95
RUB11,599.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$101.97
RUB10,855.98
|
|
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