Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 6.4% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Greece, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.71
|
$8.62
₽794.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
$4.93
₽453.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$1.02
₽94.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.57
₽52.59
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Greece
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.69
₽63.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.58
|
$5.18
₽476.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.18
|
$4.02
₽370.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
$1.42
₽130.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.35
|
$2.00
₽183.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.62
₽57.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.53
₽49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.70
₽64.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.40
₽129.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.27
₽24.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.26
₽24.36
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
Greece
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.11
|
$2.47
₽227.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.06
|
$30.79
₽2,836.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
$30,787.49
₽2,836,605.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.00
|
$3.94
₽363.09
|
|
pay 2.6% more for housing
Greece
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
$6.45
₽594.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€395.30
|
$860.20
₽79,254.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€330.22
|
$497.14
₽45,804.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
$90.59
₽8,346.35
|
|
pay 39.3% more for childcare
Greece
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€314.14
|
$487.67
₽44,931.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
$9,121.01
₽840,364.44
|
|
pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$3.08
₽283.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$2.57
₽236.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
$2.52
₽232.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.65
|
$38.25
₽3,524.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.15
|
$6.16
₽567.32
|
|
pay 30.0% more for clothing
Greece
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
$94.24
₽8,683.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
$45.95
₽4,233.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
$106.61
₽9,822.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€91.36
|
$132.25
₽12,185.25
|
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