Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 16.5% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,519
|
$8.62
₽809.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr327
|
$1.02
₽95.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr300
|
$0.57
₽53.60
|
|
pay 49.2% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr484
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr845
|
$5.18
₽485.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr752
|
$4.02
₽377.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr799
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr1,002
|
$2.00
₽187.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr164
|
$0.62
₽58.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr139
|
$0.53
₽50.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr166
|
$0.70
₽65.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr259
|
$1.40
₽131.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr135
|
$0.27
₽25.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.26
₽24.82
|
|
pay 52.5% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,135
|
$2.47
₽232.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,932
|
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,385
|
$3.94
₽370.04
|
|
pay 39.2% less for housing
Iceland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
$6.45
₽605.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,632
|
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
|
pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,204
|
$3.08
₽289.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr587
|
$2.57
₽241.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr8,037
|
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,734
|
$6.16
₽578.19
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,747
|
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
|
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