Cost of living comparison

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Baguio vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Baguio is 29.2% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 54.5% less in Baguio
Groceries
pay 23.2% more in Baguio
Transportation
pay 25.1% less in Baguio
Housing
pay 15.9% more in Baguio
Childcare
pay 72.8% less in Baguio
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.4% less in Baguio
Clothing
pay 56.5% less in Baguio

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

Baguio vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 54.5% less for restaurants

 
Moscow
Baguio
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.93
RUB950.80
$3.44
₱203.39
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.97
RUB475.40
$2.92
₱172.88
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
RUB110.14
$0.64
₱37.85

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pay 23.2% more for groceries

 
Moscow
Baguio
Bread
1 loaf
$0.85
RUB67.42
$1.16
₱68.33
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.27
RUB499.56
$3.17
₱187.12
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
RUB368.11
$6.86
₱405.49

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pay 25.1% less for transportation

 
Moscow
Baguio
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.84
RUB226.14
$4.14
₱244.66
Monthly public transit pass $36.64
RUB2,918.97
$13.76
₱813.57
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,994.59
RUB2,947,491.41
$24,084.36
₱1,423,747.18

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pay 15.9% more for housing

 
Moscow
Baguio
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.82
RUB622.74
$24.43
₱1,444.09
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,253.04
RUB99,834.39
$346.93
₱20,508.74
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $709.24
RUB56,507.99
$130.46
₱7,711.96

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pay 72.8% less for childcare

 
Moscow
Baguio
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $656.36
RUB52,294.20
$147.18
₱8,700.68
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,285.88
RUB1,138,207.09
$4,587.50
₱271,189.94

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pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Baguio
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.18
RUB332.78
$1.12
₱66.10
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.16
RUB251.50
$2.11
₱124.86
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.98
RUB237.70
$3.10
₱183.05

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pay 56.5% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Baguio
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.06
RUB6,059.63
$31.18
₱1,843.24
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.73
RUB3,803.21
$21.07
₱1,245.78
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.95
RUB9,795.53
$62.36
₱3,686.49

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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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