Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 3.5 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Moscow instead of India, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
India
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.41
|
$8.62
RUB797.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.76
|
$4.93
RUB455.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.32
|
$1.02
RUB94.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.46
|
$0.57
RUB52.81
|
|
pay 99.4% more for groceries
India
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
$0.69
RUB63.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.91
|
$5.18
RUB478.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.46
|
$4.02
RUB371.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.48
|
$1.42
RUB131.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.29
|
$2.00
RUB184.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.25
|
$0.62
RUB57.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.52
|
$0.53
RUB49.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.91
|
$0.70
RUB64.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.19
|
$1.40
RUB129.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.59
|
$0.27
RUB24.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.75
|
$0.26
RUB24.46
|
|
pay 100.0% more for transportation
India
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.68
|
$2.47
RUB228.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹698.32
|
$30.79
RUB2,848.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,095,350.55
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,848,304.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.88
|
$3.94
RUB364.58
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
India
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹703.25
|
$6.45
RUB596.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,517.64
|
$860.20
RUB79,581.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,130.62
|
$497.14
RUB45,993.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,178.56
|
$90.59
RUB8,380.77
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
India
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,969.08
|
$487.67
RUB45,117.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,594.57
|
$9,121.01
RUB843,830.42
|
|
pay 69.2% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.04
|
$3.08
RUB284.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.85
|
$2.57
RUB237.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.65
|
$2.52
RUB232.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,421.81
|
$38.25
RUB3,538.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.90
|
$6.16
RUB569.66
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
India
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,120.14
|
$94.24
RUB8,718.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,236.89
|
$45.95
RUB4,250.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,441.82
|
$106.61
RUB9,862.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,563.89
|
$132.25
RUB12,235.50
|
|
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