Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Russia

Moscow vs. Kherson Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 2.6 times more expensive than Kherson.

Restaurants: pay 45.5% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 47.9% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 15.2% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 7.2 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 76.1% more in Moscow

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Moscow are more expensive than in Kherson. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

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Moscow vs. Kherson Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.5% more for restaurants

	Kherson	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.69 UAH300.33	$11.70 RUB966.60	+75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.44 UAH289.32	$7.02 RUB579.96	+9.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 UAH39.38	$1.62 RUB133.67	+84.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 UAH27.30	$0.84 RUB69.07	+37.5%
Average			+45.5%

Kherson vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.9% more for groceries

	Kherson	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 UAH28.82	$1.02 RUB84.09	+58.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.09 UAH183.53	$7.14 RUB589.78	+74.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.37 UAH151.58	$4.61 RUB381.19	+36.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 UAH68.07	$1.86 RUB154.04	+23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.29 UAH102.92	$2.98 RUB246.54	+30.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 UAH25.25	$0.93 RUB77.02	+65.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 UAH30.88	$0.81 RUB67.24	+18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 UAH30.46	$0.90 RUB74.52	+33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 UAH39.35	$1.79 RUB147.60	+103.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 UAH12.03	$0.41 RUB33.58	+51.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.63	$0.32 RUB26.73	+50.8%
Average			+47.9%

Kherson vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.2% less for transportation

	Kherson	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 UAH294.32	$3.31 RUB273.63	-49.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.65 RUB3,358.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$38,895.19 RUB3M	+32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 UAH330.36	$10.06 RUB831.28	+36.8%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 7.2 times more for housing

	Kherson	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.17 UAH276.97	$9.88 RUB816.43	+60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$144.86 UAH6,507.10	$1,454.91 RUB120K	+904.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.14 UAH4,004.37	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	+802.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.73 UAH2,323.96	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	+176.1%
Average			+623.3%

Kherson vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Kherson	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$280.80 UAH12,613.77	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	+188.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,795.87 UAH530K	$26,421.03 RUB2M	+124.0%
Average			+154.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kherson	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 UAH45.05	$4.68 RUB386.64	+366.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.11 UAH50.05	$3.70 RUB305.66	+232.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.67 UAH120.13	$3.45 RUB285.15	+29.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$42.01 RUB3,471.49
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 UAH200.22	$9.36 RUB773.28	+110.0%
Average			+175.1%

Kherson vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 76.1% more for clothing

	Kherson	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.18 UAH3,197.50	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	+52.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.86 UAH1,700.82	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	+65.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.65 UAH3,622.93	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	+80.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.82 UAH3,810.21	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	+112.4%
Average			+76.1%

Kherson vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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