Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.1 times more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
$8.62
RUB803.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
$4.93
RUB458.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
$1.02
RUB95.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
$0.57
RUB53.17
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
$0.69
RUB64.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
$5.18
RUB482.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
$4.02
RUB374.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
$1.42
RUB132.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
$2.00
RUB185.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
$0.62
RUB57.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
$0.53
RUB49.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
$0.70
RUB65.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
$1.40
RUB130.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
$0.27
RUB25.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
$0.26
RUB24.62
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Georgetown
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
$2.47
RUB230.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
$30.79
RUB2,867.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,867,955.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
$3.94
RUB367.10
|
|
pay 53.9% more for housing
Georgetown
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
$6.45
RUB600.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
$860.20
RUB80,130.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
$497.14
RUB46,310.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
$90.59
RUB8,438.59
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
$487.67
RUB45,428.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
$9,121.01
RUB849,652.01
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
$3.08
RUB286.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
$2.57
RUB239.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
$2.52
RUB234.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
$38.25
RUB3,563.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
$6.16
RUB573.59
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
$94.24
RUB8,778.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
$45.95
RUB4,280.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
$106.61
RUB9,930.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
$132.25
RUB12,319.92
|
|
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