Cost of living comparison
compared to
Moscow vs. Elche Cost of Living Summary
Moscow is 12.9% more expensive than Elche.
Moscow vs. Elche Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Moscow instead of Elche, you would:
pay 35.8% less for restaurants
|
Elche
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.80
€14.99
|
$11.70
RUB996.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.20
€9.99
|
$7.02
RUB597.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.12
|
$1.62
RUB137.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.62
|
$0.84
RUB71.18
|
|
Elche vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants
pay 21.2% less for groceries
|
Elche
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
€1.49
|
$1.02
RUB86.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
€6.33
|
$7.14
RUB607.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
€3.80
|
$4.61
RUB392.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.69
|
$1.86
RUB158.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.67
€3.28
|
$2.98
RUB254.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.03
|
$0.93
RUB79.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.82
|
$0.81
RUB69.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.74
|
$0.90
RUB76.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.99
|
$1.79
RUB152.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.72
|
$0.41
RUB34.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.83
|
$0.32
RUB27.55
|
|
Elche vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries
pay 6.7% less for transportation
|
Elche
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.05
|
$3.31
RUB282.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
€19.99
|
$40.65
RUB3,461.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,271.67
€31,484.13
|
$38,895.19
RUB3M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.80
€8.75
|
$10.06
RUB856.71
|
|
Elche vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation
pay 53.4% more for housing
|
Elche
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.87
€23.99
|
$9.88
RUB841.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$671.84
€599.70
|
$1,454.91
RUB124K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$587.86
€524.74
|
$804.40
RUB68,502.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.98
€95.49
|
$142.85
RUB12,164.72
|
|
Elche vs. Moscow - Cost of housing
pay 74.4% more for childcare
|
Elche
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.40
€625.19
|
$809.00
RUB68,893.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,029.10
€8,952.15
|
$26,421.03
RUB2M
|
|
Elche vs. Moscow - Cost of childcare
pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Elche
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.00
|
$4.68
RUB398.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
€2.17
|
$3.70
RUB315.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
€5.82
|
$3.45
RUB293.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.19
€41.23
|
$42.01
RUB3,577.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
€6.50
|
$9.36
RUB796.94
|
|
Elche vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 67.4% more for clothing
|
Elche
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.78
€75.68
|
$108.46
RUB9,236.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
€31.74
|
$62.47
RUB5,319.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.34
€77.96
|
$145.30
RUB12,373.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.85
€76.63
|
$180.19
RUB15,345.00
|
|
Elche vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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