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Moscow vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 13.9% more expensive than Liberia.

Restaurants: pay 25.5% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 22.2% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 34.9% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 11.3% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 40.5% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.5% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	$11.93 RUB911.35	+20.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	$5.97 RUB455.67	-39.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 CRC890.29	$1.38 RUB105.57	-24.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 CRC725.78	$0.61 RUB46.71	-58.8%
Average			-25.5%

Liberia vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.2% less for groceries

	Liberia	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$2.64 CRC1,288.25	$0.85 RUB64.62	-67.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.57 CRC1,741.86	$6.27 RUB478.82	+75.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 CRC3,801.22	$4.62 RUB352.84	-40.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 CRC1,404.76	$1.68 RUB128.49	-41.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 CRC1,591.17	$2.46 RUB188.10	-24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 CRC946.86	$0.81 RUB61.80	-58.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 CRC307.26	$0.87 RUB66.45	+38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 CRC497.47	$0.90 RUB68.87	-11.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 CRC636.47	$1.64 RUB125.22	+25.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 CRC755.52	$0.43 RUB32.60	-72.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 CRC515.76	$0.34 RUB25.86	-67.9%
Average			-22.2%

Liberia vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.9% less for transportation

	Liberia	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 CRC2,631.82	$2.84 RUB216.76	-47.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.53 CRC24,192.53	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	-26.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,640.45 CRC18,386,324.93	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	-1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.12 CRC7,872.25	$5.73 RUB437.45	-64.5%
Average			-34.9%

Liberia vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Liberia	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.32 CRC17,741.19	$7.82 RUB596.90	-78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$297.16 CRC145,155.20	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	+321.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$237.73 CRC116,124.16	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	+198.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.88 CRC33,646.32	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	+60.6%
Average			+125.5%

Liberia vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay 11.3% more for childcare

	Liberia	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.27 CRC293,213.50	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	+9.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,605.72 CRC6,157,549.18	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	+13.3%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 CRC1,209.63	$4.18 RUB318.97	+68.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.19 CRC1,556.39	$3.16 RUB241.06	-0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.56 CRC2,225.71	$2.98 RUB227.84	-34.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.24 CRC21,612.00	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	+0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 CRC4,112.73	$6.56 RUB501.24	-22.0%
Average			+2.4%

Liberia vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.5% more for clothing

	Liberia	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.43 CRC29,031.04	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	+28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.81 CRC16,515.44	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	+41.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.28 CRC58,753.29	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	+2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.21 CRC40,159.60	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	+90.7%
Average			+40.5%

Liberia vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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