Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 3.8 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£127.97
|
$8.62
₽804.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
$4.93
₽459.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.86
|
$1.02
₽95.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.68
|
$0.57
₽53.27
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
$0.69
₽64.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£58.40
|
$5.18
₽482.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£114.94
|
$4.02
₽375.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
$1.42
₽132.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£75.34
|
$2.00
₽186.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.20
|
$0.62
₽57.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.44
|
$0.53
₽49.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.56
|
$0.70
₽65.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.99
|
$1.40
₽130.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.67
|
$0.27
₽25.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.77
|
$0.26
₽24.67
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£48.44
|
$2.47
₽230.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£379.30
|
$30.79
₽2,873.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
$30,787.49
₽2,873,243.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£87.79
|
$3.94
₽367.78
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
$6.45
₽601.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
$860.20
₽80,278.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
$497.14
₽46,396.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
$90.59
₽8,454.15
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
$487.67
₽45,512.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
$9,121.01
₽851,218.61
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£68.84
|
$3.08
₽287.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.00
|
$2.57
₽239.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
$2.52
₽235.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£722.23
|
$38.25
₽3,569.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£148.81
|
$6.16
₽574.65
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
$94.24
₽8,795.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
$45.95
₽4,287.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
$106.61
₽9,948.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
$132.25
₽12,342.63
|
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