Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Norway

Arendal vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Arendal is 43.8% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Arendal
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Arendal
Transportation: pay 93.3% more in Arendal
Housing: pay 15.5% more in Arendal
Childcare: pay 54.2% less in Arendal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.9% more in Arendal
Clothing: pay 6.1% less in Arendal

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

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Arendal vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Arendal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$19.84 NOK187.02	+69.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$15.66 NOK147.65	+123.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$3.58 NOK33.80	+121.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$3.24 NOK30.51	+287.2%
Average			+108.2%

Moscow vs. Arendal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Arendal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$3.55 NOK33.50	+249.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$7.28 NOK68.63	+2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$9.02 NOK85.07	+95.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$4.81 NOK45.38	+158.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$6.63 NOK62.51	+122.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$1.60 NOK15.09	+71.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$1.23 NOK11.61	+51.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$1.57 NOK14.77	+73.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$2.18 NOK20.58	+22.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$1.14 NOK10.79	+181.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$1.37 NOK12.95	+324.5%
Average			+104.7%

Moscow vs. Arendal - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.3% more for transportation

	Moscow	Arendal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$8.46 NOK79.72	+155.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$90.31 NOK851.45	+122.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$48,017.78 NOK453K	+23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$19.94 NOK188.01	+98.2%
Average			+93.3%

Moscow vs. Arendal - Cost of transportation

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pay 15.5% more for housing

	Moscow	Arendal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$78.31 NOK738.25	+692.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$1,113.70 NOK10,499.61	-23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$1,044.09 NOK9,843.38	+29.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$189.96 NOK1,790.89	+33.0%
Average			+15.5%

Moscow vs. Arendal - Cost of housing

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pay 54.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Arendal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$319.19 NOK3,009.26	-60.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$14,072.86 NOK133K	-46.7%
Average			-54.2%

Moscow vs. Arendal - Cost of childcare

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pay 66.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Arendal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$11.49 NOK108.28	+145.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$5.46 NOK51.43	+47.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$17.37 NOK163.79	+403.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$36.49 NOK344.03	-13.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$15.66 NOK147.65	+67.4%
Average			+66.9%

Moscow vs. Arendal - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Arendal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$125.22 NOK1,180.55	+15.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$43.85 NOK413.42	-29.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$125.29 NOK1,181.21	-13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$200.42 NOK1,889.54	+11.2%
Average			-6.1%

Moscow vs. Arendal - Cost of clothing

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