Cost of living comparison
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
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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.
If you lived in Moscow instead of London, you would:
pay 61.3% less for restaurants
London
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.09
|
$9.19
RUB721.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.64
|
$5.10
RUB400.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.82
|
$1.07
RUB84.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.37
|
$0.49
RUB38.12
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
London
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.53
|
$0.62
RUB48.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.17
|
$4.41
RUB346.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.67
|
$3.57
RUB280.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.29
|
$1.52
RUB119.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.15
|
$1.99
RUB155.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.15
|
$0.68
RUB53.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.56
|
$0.67
RUB52.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.06
|
$0.72
RUB56.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.32
|
$1.12
RUB88.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.51
|
$0.25
RUB19.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.52
|
$0.21
RUB16.43
|
|
pay 64.7% less for transportation
London
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.46
|
$2.22
RUB174.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£190.94
|
$28.58
RUB2,245.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,004.11
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,405,570.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£26.06
|
$5.82
RUB457.06
|
|
pay 72.4% less for housing
London
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£30.77
|
$6.38
RUB501.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,095.26
|
$960.52
RUB75,455.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,525.53
|
$583.26
RUB45,819.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£195.08
|
$86.66
RUB6,807.74
|
|
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
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£20,618.21
|
$10,413.52
RUB818,058.12
|
|
pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.11
|
$3.06
RUB240.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.55
|
$2.52
RUB198.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£14.61
|
$2.45
RUB192.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£48.54
|
$32.34
RUB2,540.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£11.93
|
$5.10
RUB400.93
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
London
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£71.66
|
$81.16
RUB6,375.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£37.37
|
$42.31
RUB3,323.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£84.92
|
$108.95
RUB8,559.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£100.06
|
$101.97
RUB8,010.49
|
|
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