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Moscow vs. Gottingen Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 4.7% cheaper than Gottingen.

Restaurants: pay 35.6% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 26.5% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 39.0% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 27.9% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.5% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 22.4% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, housing, and clothing in Moscow are more expensive than in Gottingen. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Moscow. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Moscow.

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Moscow vs. Gottingen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Gottingen, you would:

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pay 35.6% less for restaurants

	Gottingen	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$11.70 RUB939.71	-30.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.07 €8.99	$7.02 RUB563.82	-30.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.99 €2.67	$1.62 RUB129.95	-45.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 €1.83	$0.84 RUB67.15	-59.3%
Average			-35.6%

Gottingen vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.5% less for groceries

	Gottingen	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 €1.79	$1.02 RUB81.75	-49.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.64 €5.93	$7.14 RUB573.37	+7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.20 €4.64	$4.61 RUB370.58	-11.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.61 €3.22	$1.86 RUB149.76	-48.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.40 €4.82	$2.98 RUB239.67	-44.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$0.93 RUB74.87	-38.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.85	$0.81 RUB65.37	-14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$0.90 RUB72.45	-7.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 €1.45	$1.79 RUB143.49	+10.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 €0.50	$0.41 RUB32.65	-27.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$0.32 RUB25.99	-37.6%
Average			-26.5%

Gottingen vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.0% less for transportation

	Gottingen	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.12 €7.24	$3.31 RUB266.01	-59.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.50 €58.47	$40.65 RUB3,265.48	-37.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,377.56	$38,895.19 RUB3M	+18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.57 €27.28	$10.06 RUB808.15	-67.1%
Average			-39.0%

Gottingen vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay 27.9% more for housing

	Gottingen	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.66 €46.11	$9.88 RUB793.71	-80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$784.93 €700.58	$1,454.91 RUB117K	+85.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$559.87 €499.70	$804.40 RUB64,618.54	+43.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$217.87 €194.46	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	-34.4%
Average			+27.9%

Gottingen vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Gottingen	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$307.93 €274.84	$809.00 RUB64,988.02	+162.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$26,421.03 RUB2M
Average			+162.7%

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pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Gottingen	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.04 €4.50	$4.68 RUB375.88	-7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.92 €3.50	$3.70 RUB297.16	-5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.74 €8.69	$3.45 RUB277.21	-64.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.09 €31.31	$42.01 RUB3,374.88	+19.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.12 €13.49	$9.36 RUB751.76	-38.1%
Average			-18.5%

Gottingen vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.4% more for clothing

	Gottingen	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.80 €66.76	$108.46 RUB8,713.17	+45.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.28 €41.31	$62.47 RUB5,018.03	+35.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.09 €119.68	$145.30 RUB11,672.48	+8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$170.48 €152.16	$180.19 RUB14,475.07	+5.7%
Average			+22.4%

Gottingen vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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