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Antofagasta vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Antofagasta is 7.9% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 7.9% more in Antofagasta
Groceries
pay 12.0% more in Antofagasta
Transportation
pay 86.3% more in Antofagasta
Housing
pay 28.4% less in Antofagasta
Childcare
pay 68.6% less in Antofagasta
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.3% less in Antofagasta
Clothing
pay 55.3% less in Antofagasta

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

Antofagasta vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 7.9% more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Antofagasta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.93
RUB963.00
$7.35
CLF0.1700
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.97
RUB481.50
$7.61
CLF0.1800
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
RUB111.56
$1.29
CLF0.0300

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pay 12.0% more for groceries

 
Moscow
Antofagasta
Bread
1 loaf
$0.85
RUB68.28
$1.73
CLF0.0400
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.27
RUB505.97
$4.90
CLF0.1100
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
RUB372.84
$4.17
CLF0.1000

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pay 86.3% more for transportation

 
Moscow
Antofagasta
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.84
RUB229.05
$5.29
CLF0.1200
Monthly public transit pass $36.64
RUB2,956.42
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,994.59
RUB2,985,314.80
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pay 28.4% less for housing

 
Moscow
Antofagasta
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.82
RUB630.73
$12.95
CLF0.3000
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,253.04
RUB101,115.50
$454.94
CLF10.5600
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $709.24
RUB57,233.12
$367.45
CLF8.5300

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pay 68.6% less for childcare

 
Moscow
Antofagasta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $656.36
RUB52,965.26
$262.46
CLF6.0900
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,285.88
RUB1,152,813.01
$3,254.56
CLF75.5500

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pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Antofagasta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.18
RUB337.05
$1.57
CLF0.0400
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.16
RUB254.72
$2.62
CLF0.0600
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.98
RUB240.75
$4.72
CLF0.1100

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pay 55.3% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Antofagasta
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.06
RUB6,137.39
$40.24
CLF0.9300
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.73
RUB3,852.02
$15.75
CLF0.3700
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.95
RUB9,921.23
$59.49
CLF1.3800

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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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