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Abbottabad vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Abbottabad is 53.1% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 60.6% less in Abbottabad
Groceries: pay 52.5% less in Abbottabad
Transportation: pay 14.8% less in Abbottabad
Housing: pay 31.7% less in Abbottabad
Childcare: pay 95.4% less in Abbottabad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.9% less in Abbottabad
Clothing: pay 72.8% less in Abbottabad

Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Abbottabad.

Abbottabad vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.6% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Abbottabad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB927.45	$1.77 PKR498.15	-85.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB463.73	$4.95 PKR1,394.83	-17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB107.44	$0.32 PKR89.67	-77.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB47.53	$0.22 PKR63.10	-63.4%
Average			-60.6%

Moscow vs. Abbottabad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.5% less for groceries

	Moscow	Abbottabad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB65.76	$0.67 PKR188.43	-21.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB487.29	$1.77 PKR498.15	-71.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB359.07	$2.86 PKR804.57	-38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB130.76	$1.16 PKR326.79	-31.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB191.42	$1.04 PKR293.75	-57.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB62.89	$0.40 PKR112.98	-50.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB67.62	$0.34 PKR97.16	-60.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB70.09	$0.36 PKR101.68	-60.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB127.43	$0.24 PKR66.28	-85.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB33.17	$0.14 PKR39.17	-67.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.31	$0.22 PKR63.27	-33.7%
Average			-52.5%

Moscow vs. Abbottabad - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.8% less for transportation

	Moscow	Abbottabad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB220.59	$3.51 PKR987.71	+23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,847.28	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,875,107.01	$21,219.01 PKR5,977,857.69	-42.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB445.18	$4.28 PKR1,205.53	-25.3%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 31.7% less for housing

	Moscow	Abbottabad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB607.45	$18.04 PKR5,081.18	+130.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB97,382.66	$35.37 PKR9,963.10	-97.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB55,120.27	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	-97.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,595.15	$40.57 PKR11,428.26	-63.3%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 95.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Abbottabad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB51,009.96	$35.37 PKR9,963.10	-94.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,110,255.03	$530.48 PKR149,446.44	-96.3%
Average			-95.4%

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pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Abbottabad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB324.61	$3.01 PKR846.86	-28.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB245.32	$1.41 PKR398.52	-55.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB231.86	$1.77 PKR498.15	-40.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,464.53	$17.68 PKR4,981.55	-60.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB510.10	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	-35.3%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 72.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Abbottabad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,910.82	$8.84 PKR2,490.77	-88.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,709.82	$7.07 PKR1,992.62	-85.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,554.97	$91.73 PKR25,841.78	-25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,185.71	$12.38 PKR3,487.08	-92.1%
Average			-72.8%

Moscow vs. Abbottabad - Cost of clothing

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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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