Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 9.8% more expensive than Majuro.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 53.3% less for restaurants
Majuro
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
|
$8.62
RUB797.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.93
RUB455.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.02
RUB94.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.57
RUB52.81
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
Majuro
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
|
$0.69
RUB63.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
|
$5.18
RUB478.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
|
$4.02
RUB371.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
|
$1.42
RUB131.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$2.00
RUB184.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.13
|
$0.62
RUB57.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.53
RUB49.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.70
RUB64.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.40
RUB129.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.27
RUB24.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.26
RUB24.46
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
Majuro
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
|
$2.47
RUB228.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$30.79
RUB2,848.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,848,304.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.75
|
$3.94
RUB364.58
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
Majuro
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.67
|
$6.45
RUB596.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.67
|
$860.20
RUB79,581.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$850.00
|
$497.14
RUB45,993.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$407.84
|
$90.59
RUB8,380.77
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Majuro
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$487.67
RUB45,117.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,250.00
|
$9,121.01
RUB843,830.42
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
Majuro
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.00
|
$3.08
RUB284.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
|
$2.57
RUB237.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$2.52
RUB232.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.67
|
$38.25
RUB3,538.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
|
$6.16
RUB569.66
|
|
pay 81.6% more for clothing
Majuro
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.00
|
$94.24
RUB8,718.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$45.95
RUB4,250.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.50
|
$106.61
RUB9,862.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.50
|
$132.25
RUB12,235.50
|
|
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