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Amstelveen vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Amstelveen is 2.4 times more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 3.2 times more in Amstelveen
Groceries
pay 79.0% more in Amstelveen
Transportation
pay 3.0 times more in Amstelveen
Housing
pay 3.7 times more in Amstelveen
Childcare
pay 2.3 times more in Amstelveen
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Amstelveen
Clothing
pay 13.5% less in Amstelveen

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

Amstelveen vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Amstelveen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.93
RUB911.35
$25.70
€22.07
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.97
RUB455.67
$14.02
€12.04
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
RUB105.57
$3.94
€3.39

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pay 79.0% more for groceries

 
Moscow
Amstelveen
Bread
1 loaf
$0.85
RUB64.62
$1.64
€1.41
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.27
RUB478.82
$6.65
€5.71
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
RUB352.84
$4.56
€3.92

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

 
Moscow
Amstelveen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.84
RUB216.76
$8.53
€7.33
Monthly public transit pass $36.64
RUB2,797.83
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,994.59
RUB2,825,171.82
$31,918.82
€27,412.23

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

 
Moscow
Amstelveen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.82
RUB596.90
$60.35
€51.83
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,253.04
RUB95,691.30
$2,316.51
€1,989.45
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $709.24
RUB54,162.93
$1,596.25
€1,370.88

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

 
Moscow
Amstelveen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $656.36
RUB50,124.02
$2,024.52
€1,738.68
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,285.88
RUB1,090,971.99
$21,023.81
€18,055.48

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Amstelveen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.18
RUB318.97
$5.84
€5.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.16
RUB241.06
$4.09
€3.51
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.98
RUB227.84
$14.60
€12.54

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pay 13.5% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Amstelveen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.06
RUB5,808.16
$61.32
€52.66
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.73
RUB3,645.38
$46.72
€40.12
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.95
RUB9,389.02
$93.05
€79.91

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