Cost of living comparison

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Moscow vs. Makati Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 28.3% more expensive than Makati.

Restaurants
pay 38.7% more in Moscow
Groceries
pay 19.5% less in Moscow
Transportation
pay 15.1% more in Moscow
Housing
pay 17.9% more in Moscow
Childcare
pay 2.0 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.9% more in Moscow
Clothing
pay 32.9% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Moscow are more expensive than in Makati. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Makati Cost Breakdown

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

pay 38.7% more for restaurants

 
Makati
Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.88
₱405.75
$11.93
RUB911.35
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.53
₱267.29
$5.97
RUB455.67
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.12
₱65.93
$1.38
RUB105.57

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pay 19.5% less for groceries

 
Makati
Moscow
Bread
1 loaf
$1.43
₱84.19
$0.85
RUB64.62
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.89
₱229.50
$6.27
RUB478.82
Milk (1 gallon) $8.23
₱485.10
$4.62
RUB352.84

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pay 15.1% more for transportation

 
Makati
Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.12
₱243.02
$2.84
RUB216.76
Monthly public transit pass $61.93
₱3,651.77
$36.64
RUB2,797.83
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,685.92
₱1,927,325.46
$36,994.59
RUB2,825,171.82

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pay 17.9% more for housing

 
Makati
Moscow
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.12
₱2,129.90
$7.82
RUB596.90
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $709.30
₱41,823.74
$1,253.04
RUB95,691.30
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $378.47
₱22,316.40
$709.24
RUB54,162.93

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

 
Makati
Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $312.52
₱18,427.94
$656.36
RUB50,124.02
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,454.68
₱439,565.46
$14,285.88
RUB1,090,971.99

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pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Makati
Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.45
₱144.55
$4.18
RUB318.97
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.78
₱163.82
$3.16
RUB241.06
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.83
₱166.87
$2.98
RUB227.84

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pay 32.9% more for clothing

 
Makati
Moscow
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$61.50
₱3,626.16
$76.06
RUB5,808.16
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.14
₱2,366.89
$47.73
RUB3,645.38
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.57
₱4,869.03
$122.95
RUB9,389.02

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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: December 2025
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