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Moscow vs. Manizales Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 78.7% more expensive than Manizales.

Restaurants: pay 65.0% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 23.9% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 11.5% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 88.4% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Manizales Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.0% more for restaurants

	Manizales	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.88 COP14,761.42	$11.93 RUB950.80	+207.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.76 COP29,522.84	$5.97 RUB475.40	-23.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 COP3,075.30	$1.38 RUB110.14	+70.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 COP2,214.21	$0.61 RUB48.73	+5.0%
Average			+65.0%

Manizales vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.9% more for groceries

	Manizales	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 COP5,769.38	$0.85 RUB67.42	-44.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.61 COP9,918.09	$6.27 RUB499.56	+140.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.93 COP14,959.29	$4.62 RUB368.11	+17.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 COP7,921.96	$1.68 RUB134.05	-19.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 COP9,858.44	$2.46 RUB196.24	-5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 COP5,254.68	$0.81 RUB64.48	-41.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 COP1,853.73	$0.87 RUB69.32	+78.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 COP2,620.82	$0.90 RUB71.85	+30.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,352.32	$1.64 RUB130.64	+165.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP2,025.65	$0.43 RUB34.01	-19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 COP2,143.99	$0.34 RUB26.98	-39.9%
Average			+23.9%

Manizales vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.5% more for transportation

	Manizales	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.97 COP15,099.24	$2.84 RUB226.14	-28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.99 COP110,218.59	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	+26.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,469.24 COP66,426,380.04	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	+111.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.77 COP59,980.56	$5.73 RUB456.39	-63.7%
Average			+11.5%

Manizales vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Manizales	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.17 COP103,329.92	$7.82 RUB622.74	-71.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.37 COP1,066,102.40	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	+346.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$237.24 COP902,086.64	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	+199.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.49 COP184,373.00	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	+128.1%
Average			+150.7%

Manizales vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Manizales	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.80 COP984,094.52	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	+153.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,203.05 COP34,994,401.10	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	+55.2%
Average			+104.4%

Manizales vs. Moscow - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Manizales	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 COP4,428.43	$4.18 RUB332.78	+258.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.42 COP5,412.52	$3.16 RUB251.50	+121.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.59 COP9,840.95	$2.98 RUB237.70	+15.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.12 COP110,710.63	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	+53.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.49 COP13,285.28	$6.56 RUB522.94	+87.9%
Average			+107.3%

Manizales vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 88.4% more for clothing

	Manizales	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.55 COP154,174.81	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	+87.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.78 COP124,651.97	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	+45.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.01 COP262,425.21	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	+78.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.70 COP246,023.63	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	+142.3%
Average			+88.4%

Manizales vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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