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Moscow vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 19.2% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 8.1% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 19.5% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 37.1% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 75.8% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.6% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 36.6% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.1% more for restaurants

	Lima	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN18.89	$9.19 RUB771.68	+75.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.04	$5.10 RUB428.71	-16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN2.99	$1.07 RUB90.06	+29.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.84	$0.49 RUB40.76	-4.6%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 8.1% less for groceries

	Lima	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN8.76	$0.62 RUB51.96	-74.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.26	$4.41 RUB370.08	+4.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN17.91	$3.57 RUB299.60	-28.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN9.78	$1.52 RUB127.63	-43.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.13	$1.99 RUB166.77	-11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.16	$0.68 RUB56.88	-22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.82	$0.67 RUB56.05	+32.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.74	$0.72 RUB60.10	+48.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.89	$1.12 RUB94.36	+114.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN1.93	$0.25 RUB20.93	-53.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.72	$0.21 RUB17.57	-56.1%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 19.5% less for transportation

	Lima	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN19.47	$2.22 RUB186.32	-58.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN86.24	$28.58 RUB2,400.78	+19.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN83,750.68	$30,621.85 RUB2,572,267.16	+32.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN72.83	$5.82 RUB488.73	-71.1%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 37.1% more for housing

	Lima	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN96.04	$6.38 RUB535.79	-76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,081.08	$960.52 RUB80,684.69	+66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,315.02	$583.26 RUB48,994.69	+60.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN159.11	$86.66 RUB7,279.49	+96.9%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 75.8% more for childcare

	Lima	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN772.59	$466.53 RUB39,189.25	+118.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN28,268.25	$10,413.52 RUB874,746.47	+33.2%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.67	$3.06 RUB257.23	+44.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.47	$2.52 RUB212.05	-3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.16	$2.45 RUB205.78	-53.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN110.33	$32.34 RUB2,716.48	+6.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN28.75	$5.10 RUB428.71	-35.8%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 36.6% more for clothing

	Lima	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN154.72	$81.16 RUB6,817.14	+89.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN126.48	$42.31 RUB3,553.91	+20.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN308.08	$108.95 RUB9,152.12	+27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN341.14	$101.97 RUB8,565.58	+8.1%
Average			+36.6%

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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: March 2025

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