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Moscow vs. Heredia Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 6.1% more expensive than Heredia.

Restaurants: pay 26.7% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 30.3% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 13.7% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 15.7% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 40.1% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 25.2% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Heredia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.7% less for restaurants

	Heredia	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.96 CRC4,863.63	$11.93 RUB911.35	+19.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.52 CRC4,648.84	$5.97 RUB455.67	-37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 CRC970.09	$1.38 RUB105.57	-30.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 CRC727.44	$0.61 RUB46.71	-58.9%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 30.3% less for groceries

	Heredia	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$2.64 CRC1,289.33	$0.85 RUB64.62	-67.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 CRC1,847.43	$6.27 RUB478.82	+65.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 CRC3,409.57	$4.62 RUB352.84	-33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 CRC1,405.93	$1.68 RUB128.49	-41.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.97 CRC1,938.45	$2.46 RUB188.10	-37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 CRC947.65	$0.81 RUB61.80	-58.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 CRC319.50	$0.87 RUB66.45	+33.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.95 CRC951.83	$0.90 RUB68.87	-53.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 CRC773.18	$1.64 RUB125.22	+3.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 CRC623.82	$0.43 RUB32.60	-66.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.43 CRC699.60	$0.34 RUB25.86	-76.4%
Average			-30.3%

Heredia vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.7% more for transportation

	Heredia	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 CRC2,634.01	$2.84 RUB216.76	-47.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.87 CRC7,263.81	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	+146.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.26 CRC15,011,866.64	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	+20.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.13 CRC7,878.81	$5.73 RUB437.45	-64.5%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 15.7% more for housing

	Heredia	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.57 CRC24,212.69	$7.82 RUB596.90	-84.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$796.55 CRC389,090.53	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	+57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$548.06 CRC267,710.68	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	+29.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.94 CRC33,674.35	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	+60.4%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 40.1% more for childcare

	Heredia	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$393.24 CRC192,087.33	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	+66.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,616.22 CRC6,162,679.17	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	+13.2%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Heredia	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 CRC976.95	$4.18 RUB318.97	+108.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38 CRC1,649.63	$3.16 RUB241.06	-6.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CRC1,821.23	$2.98 RUB227.84	-20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.48 CRC29,055.23	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	-25.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.91 CRC4,842.54	$6.56 RUB501.24	-33.8%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 25.2% more for clothing

	Heredia	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.79 CRC30,185.15	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	+23.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.35 CRC25,083.06	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	-7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.38 CRC58,802.24	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	+2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.92 CRC41,968.66	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	+82.5%
Average			+25.2%

Heredia vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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