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Al Rayyan vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Al Rayyan is 38.5% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 46.7% less in Al Rayyan
Groceries: pay 1.4% less in Al Rayyan
Transportation: pay 26.1% more in Al Rayyan
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Al Rayyan
Childcare: pay 1.7% less in Al Rayyan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.3% more in Al Rayyan
Clothing: pay 49.0% less in Al Rayyan

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

Al Rayyan vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Al Rayyan instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 46.7% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Al Rayyan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB963.00	$5.49 QAR20.02	-54.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB481.50	$4.12 QAR15.02	-31.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB111.56	$0.69 QAR2.50	-50.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.35	$0.30 QAR1.08	-51.4%
Average			-46.7%

Moscow vs. Al Rayyan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.4% less for groceries

	Moscow	Al Rayyan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB68.28	$1.44 QAR5.26	+70.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB505.97	$3.57 QAR13.01	-43.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB372.84	$7.92 QAR28.86	+71.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB135.77	$2.51 QAR9.16	+49.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB198.76	$3.24 QAR11.81	+31.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.30	$0.65 QAR2.38	-19.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB70.21	$0.44 QAR1.59	-49.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.77	$0.44 QAR1.59	-51.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB132.32	$0.47 QAR1.70	-71.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.44	$0.37 QAR1.36	-12.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.32	$0.37 QAR1.36	+10.3%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 26.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Al Rayyan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB229.05	$2.15 QAR7.83	-24.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,956.42	$19.22 QAR70.07	-47.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,985,314.80	$27,456.90 QAR100,106.72	-25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB462.24	$17.30 QAR63.07	+202.0%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Moscow	Al Rayyan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB630.73	$87.14 QAR317.72	+1014.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB101,115.50	$1,921.98 QAR7,007.47	+53.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,233.12	$1,098.28 QAR4,004.27	+54.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,924.61	$66.60 QAR242.81	-39.8%
Average			+270.9%

Moscow vs. Al Rayyan - Cost of housing

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pay 1.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Al Rayyan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,965.26	$836.08 QAR3,048.33	+27.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,152,813.01	$9,884.48 QAR36,038.42	-30.8%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 71.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Al Rayyan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB337.05	$10.98 QAR40.04	+162.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB254.72	$1.37 QAR5.01	-56.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB240.75	$6.45 QAR23.53	+116.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,597.33	$64.83 QAR236.36	+45.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB529.65	$12.36 QAR45.05	+88.2%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 49.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Al Rayyan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,137.39	$23.34 QAR85.09	-69.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,852.02	$39.81 QAR145.15	-16.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,921.23	$82.37 QAR300.32	-33.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,652.81	$35.69 QAR130.14	-77.2%
Average			-49.0%

Moscow vs. Al Rayyan - 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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