Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 33.2% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,675
|
$9.19
RUB923.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,336
|
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK388
|
$1.07
RUB107.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK279
|
$0.49
RUB48.75
|
|
pay 56.3% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK407
|
$0.62
RUB62.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,002
|
$4.41
RUB442.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK828
|
$3.57
RUB358.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK747
|
$1.52
RUB152.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,173
|
$1.99
RUB199.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK169
|
$0.68
RUB68.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK142
|
$0.67
RUB67.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK161
|
$0.72
RUB71.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK258
|
$1.12
RUB112.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK170
|
$0.25
RUB25.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK108
|
$0.21
RUB21.02
|
|
pay 57.9% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,153
|
$2.22
RUB222.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,828
|
$28.58
RUB2,871.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,606,292
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,076,750.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,038
|
$5.82
RUB584.58
|
|
pay 37.7% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK9,951
|
$6.38
RUB640.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK253,429
|
$960.52
RUB96,508.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK206,513
|
$583.26
RUB58,603.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK7,999
|
$86.66
RUB8,707.17
|
|
pay 77.2% more for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK35,596
|
$466.53
RUB46,875.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK826,452
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,046,305.24
|
|
pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,267
|
$3.06
RUB307.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK641
|
$2.52
RUB253.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,621
|
$2.45
RUB246.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,474
|
$32.34
RUB3,249.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,978
|
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,336
|
$81.16
RUB8,154.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,230
|
$42.31
RUB4,250.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,406
|
$108.95
RUB10,947.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,438
|
$101.97
RUB10,245.50
|
|
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