Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Russia

Moscow vs. Manado Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 3.0 times more expensive than Manado.

Restaurants: pay 4.5 times more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 10.4% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 75.0% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 6.0 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Moscow

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

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Moscow vs. Manado Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.5 times more for restaurants

	Manado	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.40 IDR25,219.51	$11.70 RUB966.60	+737.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$7.02 RUB579.96	+151.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 IDR10,592.19	$1.62 RUB133.67	+175.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 IDR4,371.38	$0.84 RUB69.07	+245.2%
Average			+350.0%

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pay 10.4% more for groceries

	Manado	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 IDR19,503.09	$1.02 RUB84.09	-5.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.38 IDR151K	$7.14 RUB589.78	-14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.15 IDR92,920.48	$4.61 RUB381.19	-10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 IDR34,298.53	$1.86 RUB154.04	-1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.26 IDR22,726.26	$2.98 RUB246.54	+137.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 IDR19,065.65	$0.93 RUB77.02	-11.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR12,202.02	$0.81 RUB67.24	+20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,753.03	$0.90 RUB74.52	+51.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 IDR8,083.84	$1.79 RUB147.60	+298.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 IDR6,634.85	$0.41 RUB33.58	+10.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.29 IDR23,336.36	$0.32 RUB26.73	-75.0%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 75.0% more for transportation

	Manado	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.40 IDR43,265.31	$3.31 RUB273.63	+38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.65 RUB3,358.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$38,895.19 RUB3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$10.06 RUB831.28	+300.1%
Average			+75.0%

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Manado	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.97 IDR252K	$9.88 RUB816.43	-29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.45 IDR5M	$1,454.91 RUB120K	+478.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$82.42 IDR1M	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	+876.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.31 IDR746K	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	+245.8%
Average			+494.3%

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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

	Manado	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$125.73 IDR2M	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	+543.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,693.82 IDR85M	$26,421.03 RUB2M	+462.9%
Average			+501.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manado	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$4.68 RUB386.64	+39.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 IDR31,944.71	$3.70 RUB305.66	+109.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.35 IDR42,368.78	$3.45 RUB285.15	+47.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.04 IDR235K	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	+222.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$9.36 RUB773.28	+272.2%
Average			+139.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Manado	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.88 IDR1M	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	+94.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.49 IDR370K	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	+204.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.85 IDR1M	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	+108.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.33 IDR1M	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	+184.5%
Average			+143.3%

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