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Moscow vs. Moroni Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 18.0% more expensive than Moroni.

Restaurants: pay 20.4% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 35.0% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 4.2% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.9% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 27.6% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.4% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 20.1% more in Moscow

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and housing in Moscow are more expensive than in Moroni. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Moscow. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Moroni Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.4% more for restaurants

	Moroni	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.42 KMF2,730	$11.93 RUB927.45	+85.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.30 KMF3,529	$5.97 RUB463.73	-28.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 KMF442	$1.38 RUB107.44	+33.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KMF285	$0.61 RUB47.53	-8.9%
Average			+20.4%

Moroni vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.0% less for groceries

	Moroni	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 KMF251	$0.85 RUB65.76	+43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 KMF1,708	$6.27 RUB487.29	+56.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.01 KMF7,228	$4.62 RUB359.07	-72.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.23 KMF2,223	$1.68 RUB130.76	-67.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.46 RUB191.42
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 KMF1,013	$0.81 RUB62.89	-66.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.87 RUB67.62
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.90 RUB70.09
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 KMF829	$1.64 RUB127.43	-15.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.13 KMF905	$0.43 RUB33.17	-80.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 KMF621	$0.34 RUB26.31	-76.8%
Average			-35.0%

Moroni vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.2% less for transportation

	Moroni	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.89 KMF5,055	$2.84 RUB220.59	-76.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.58 KMF14,271	$36.64 RUB2,847.28	+9.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,879.18 KMF8,448,651	$36,994.59 RUB2,875,107.01	+86.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.93 KMF3,796	$5.73 RUB445.18	-35.9%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 2.9% more for housing

	Moroni	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.92 KMF32,690	$7.82 RUB607.45	-89.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$759.19 KMF322,657	$1,253.04 RUB97,382.66	+65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$630.71 KMF268,054	$709.24 RUB55,120.27	+12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.32 KMF37,960	$110.60 RUB8,595.15	+23.8%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 27.6% more for childcare

	Moroni	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$415.80 KMF176,717	$656.36 RUB51,009.96	+57.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,673.45 KMF6,236,217	$14,285.88 RUB1,110,255.03	-2.6%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 94.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Moroni	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 KMF462	$4.18 RUB324.61	+284.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 KMF779	$3.16 RUB245.32	+72.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.98 RUB231.86
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.88 KMF15,248	$44.58 RUB3,464.53	+24.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.79 KMF2,884	$6.56 RUB510.10	-3.3%
Average			+94.4%

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pay 20.1% more for clothing

	Moroni	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.07 KMF26,805	$76.06 RUB5,910.82	+20.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.07 KMF26,805	$47.73 RUB3,709.82	-24.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.46 KMF48,647	$122.95 RUB9,554.97	+7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.77 KMF37,726	$156.80 RUB12,185.71	+76.6%
Average			+20.1%

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