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Moscow vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 56.9% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 61.3% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 49.5% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 64.7% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 72.4% less in Moscow
Childcare: pay 71.3% less in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.4% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 15.6% less in Moscow

Expenses including housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Moscow.

Moscow vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.3% less for restaurants

	London	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.83 £19.09	$9.19 RUB721.67	-64.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £7.64	$5.10 RUB400.93	-50.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 £1.82	$1.07 RUB84.22	-56.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 £1.37	$0.49 RUB38.12	-73.8%
Average			-61.3%

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pay 49.5% less for groceries

	London	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$2.07 £1.53	$0.62 RUB48.60	-70.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 £4.17	$4.41 RUB346.10	-22.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 £4.67	$3.57 RUB280.18	-43.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.45 £3.29	$1.52 RUB119.36	-65.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 £3.15	$1.99 RUB155.96	-53.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 £1.15	$0.68 RUB53.20	-56.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.56	$0.67 RUB52.42	-11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.06	$0.72 RUB56.21	-50.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.32	$1.12 RUB88.25	-37.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.51	$0.25 RUB19.58	-63.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 £0.52	$0.21 RUB16.43	-70.2%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 64.7% less for transportation

	London	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 £5.46	$2.22 RUB174.25	-70.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$258.31 £190.94	$28.58 RUB2,245.20	-88.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.14 £27,004.11	$30,621.85 RUB2,405,570.18	-16.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.26 £26.06	$5.82 RUB457.06	-83.5%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 72.4% less for housing

	London	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 £30.77	$6.38 RUB501.07	-84.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,834.46 £2,095.26	$960.52 RUB75,455.88	-66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,063.73 £1,525.53	$583.26 RUB45,819.56	-71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.90 £195.08	$86.66 RUB6,807.74	-67.2%
Average			-72.4%

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pay 71.3% less for childcare

	London	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,333.60 £1,725.02	$466.53 RUB36,649.57	-80.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,892.30 £20,618.21	$10,413.52 RUB818,058.12	-62.7%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.27 £6.11	$3.06 RUB240.56	-63.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 £3.55	$2.52 RUB198.31	-47.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.76 £14.61	$2.45 RUB192.45	-87.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.66 £48.54	$32.34 RUB2,540.44	-50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.14 £11.93	$5.10 RUB400.93	-68.4%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 15.6% less for clothing

	London	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.94 £71.66	$81.16 RUB6,375.35	-16.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.55 £37.37	$42.31 RUB3,323.59	-16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.87 £84.92	$108.95 RUB8,559.02	-5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.36 £100.06	$101.97 RUB8,010.49	-24.7%
Average			-15.6%

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