Cost of living comparison
compared to
Moscow vs. Lugano Cost of Living Summary
Moscow is 50.8% cheaper than Lugano.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.0% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 53.3% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 56.1% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 46.2% less in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 53.6% less in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 54.6% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 18.7% less in Moscow
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and housing are lower in Moscow.
Moscow vs. Lugano Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Moscow instead of Lugano, you would:
pay 73.0% less for restaurants
|
Lugano
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.28
CHF25.11
|
$11.93
RUB927.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$22.52
CHF18.08
|
$5.97
RUB463.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.90
CHF3.93
|
$1.38
RUB107.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.07
CHF3.26
|
$0.61
RUB47.53
|
|
Lugano vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants
pay 53.3% less for groceries
|
Lugano
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.58
CHF2.88
|
$0.85
RUB65.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.76
CHF11.05
|
$6.27
RUB487.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.68
CHF6.97
|
$4.62
RUB359.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.99
CHF5.62
|
$1.68
RUB130.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$17.11
CHF13.73
|
$2.46
RUB191.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
CHF1.14
|
$0.81
RUB62.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
CHF0.71
|
$0.87
RUB67.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CHF0.98
|
$0.90
RUB70.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.33
CHF2.67
|
$1.64
RUB127.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.83
|
$0.43
RUB33.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.84
|
$0.34
RUB26.31
|
|
Lugano vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries
pay 56.1% less for transportation
|
Lugano
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.39
CHF6.74
|
$2.84
RUB220.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$89.88
CHF72.16
|
$36.64
RUB2,847.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,041.86
CHF32,947.46
|
$36,994.59
RUB2,875,107.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$53.55
CHF42.99
|
$5.73
RUB445.18
|
|
Lugano vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation
pay 46.2% less for housing
|
Lugano
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.80
CHF43.19
|
$7.82
RUB607.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.65
CHF1,364.44
|
$1,253.04
RUB97,382.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,272.13
CHF1,021.24
|
$709.24
RUB55,120.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.01
CHF124.44
|
$110.60
RUB8,595.15
|
|
Lugano vs. Moscow - Cost of housing
pay 53.6% less for childcare
|
Lugano
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,251.28
CHF1,004.50
|
$656.36
RUB51,009.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,452.83
CHF28,460.72
|
$14,285.88
RUB1,110,255.03
|
|
Lugano vs. Moscow - Cost of childcare
pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lugano
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.51
CHF6.03
|
$4.18
RUB324.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
CHF3.65
|
$3.16
RUB245.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.07
CHF8.89
|
$2.98
RUB231.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$110.53
CHF88.73
|
$44.58
RUB3,464.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.77
CHF15.07
|
$6.56
RUB510.10
|
|
Lugano vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
Lugano
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$151.72
CHF121.80
|
$76.06
RUB5,910.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.14
CHF41.85
|
$47.73
RUB3,709.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$150.15
CHF120.54
|
$122.95
RUB9,554.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$154.32
CHF123.89
|
$156.80
RUB12,185.71
|
|
Lugano vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing
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