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Abha vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Abha is 8.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 45.6% less in Abha
Groceries
pay 14.4% more in Abha
Transportation
pay 4.8% more in Abha
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Abha
Childcare
pay 79.1% less in Abha
Entertainment and Sports
pay 55.6% more in Abha
Clothing
pay 13.9% less in Abha

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

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Abha vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 45.6% less for restaurants

 
Moscow
Abha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.70
RUB978.33
$5.33
SAR19.95
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.02
RUB587.00
$7.46
SAR27.93
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.62
RUB135.29
$0.61
SAR2.29
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pay 14.4% more for groceries

 
Moscow
Abha
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.02
RUB85.11
$0.62
SAR2.33
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.14
RUB596.93
$2.22
SAR8.31
Milk (1 gallon) $4.61
RUB385.82
$6.05
SAR22.66
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pay 4.8% more for transportation

 
Moscow
Abha
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.31
RUB276.94
$2.35
SAR8.80
Monthly public transit pass $40.65
RUB3,399.68
$23.98
SAR89.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,895.19
RUB3M
$18,653.43
SAR69,825.18
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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Moscow
Abha
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $9.88
RUB826.33
$77.28
SAR289.28
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,454.91
RUB122K
$310.89
SAR1,163.75
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $804.40
RUB67,274.34
$248.71
SAR931.00
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pay 79.1% less for childcare

 
Moscow
Abha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $809.00
RUB67,659.00
$210.22
SAR786.92
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $26,421.03
RUB2M
$4,174.81
SAR15,627.54
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pay 55.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Abha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.68
RUB391.33
$1.60
SAR5.99
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.70
RUB309.37
$3.14
SAR11.77
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.45
RUB288.61
$9.33
SAR34.91
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pay 13.9% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Abha
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $108.46
RUB9,071.28
$30.64
SAR114.71
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $62.47
RUB5,224.26
$71.28
SAR266.83
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $145.30
RUB12,152.21
$239.83
SAR897.75
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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: October 2026

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