Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 59.8% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$8.62
₽794.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$4.93
₽453.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$1.02
₽94.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$0.57
₽52.59
|
|
pay 77.8% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$0.69
₽63.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$5.18
₽476.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$4.02
₽370.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$1.42
₽130.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$2.00
₽183.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$0.62
₽57.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.53
₽49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$0.70
₽64.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$1.40
₽129.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.27
₽24.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.26
₽24.36
|
|
pay 58.3% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$2.47
₽227.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$30.79
₽2,836.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$30,787.49
₽2,836,605.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$3.94
₽363.09
|
|
pay 73.1% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$6.45
₽594.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$860.20
₽79,254.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$497.14
₽45,804.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$90.59
₽8,346.35
|
|
pay 60.7% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$487.67
₽44,931.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$9,121.01
₽840,364.44
|
|
pay 68.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$3.08
₽283.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$2.57
₽236.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$2.52
₽232.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$38.25
₽3,524.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$6.16
₽567.32
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$94.24
₽8,683.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$45.95
₽4,233.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$106.61
₽9,822.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$132.25
₽12,185.25
|
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