Cost of living comparison

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Bat Yam vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Bat Yam is 77.2% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Bat Yam
Groceries: pay 88.6% more in Bat Yam
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Bat Yam
Housing: pay 95.7% more in Bat Yam
Childcare: pay 10.1% more in Bat Yam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Bat Yam
Clothing: pay 8.8% more in Bat Yam

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

Bat Yam vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bat Yam instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Bat Yam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$16.41 ₪52.88	+37.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$17.90 ₪57.69	+200.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$2.63 ₪8.46	+89.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$1.49 ₪4.81	+143.9%
Average			+117.8%

Moscow vs. Bat Yam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.6% more for groceries

	Moscow	Bat Yam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$3.95 ₪12.74	+367.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$7.57 ₪24.40	+20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$8.28 ₪26.70	+79.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$4.48 ₪14.45	+166.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$5.25 ₪16.92	+113.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$1.46 ₪4.71	+80.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.95 ₪3.05	+8.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$0.95 ₪3.05	+5.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$1.12 ₪3.60	-31.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.67 ₪2.16	+57.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.70 ₪2.27	+107.8%
Average			+88.6%

Moscow vs. Bat Yam - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Bat Yam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$8.12 ₪26.18	+186.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$77.57 ₪249.99	+111.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$41,766.11 ₪134,610.29	+12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$14.26 ₪45.96	+148.9%
Average			+114.9%

Moscow vs. Bat Yam - Cost of transportation

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pay 95.7% more for housing

	Moscow	Bat Yam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$30.80 ₪99.28	+294.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$1,193.32 ₪3,846.01	-4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$1,073.99 ₪3,461.41	+51.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$157.25 ₪506.82	+42.2%
Average			+95.7%

Moscow vs. Bat Yam - Cost of housing

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pay 10.1% more for childcare

	Moscow	Bat Yam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$1,024.26 ₪3,301.16	+56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$9,143.79 ₪29,470.04	-36.0%
Average			+10.1%

Moscow vs. Bat Yam - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Bat Yam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$7.91 ₪25.48	+89.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$4.00 ₪12.88	+26.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$11.93 ₪38.46	+300.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$50.14 ₪161.59	+12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$12.68 ₪40.86	+93.2%
Average			+104.3%

Moscow vs. Bat Yam - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.8% more for clothing

	Moscow	Bat Yam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$99.44 ₪320.50	+30.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$54.69 ₪176.28	+14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$124.30 ₪400.63	+1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$139.22 ₪448.70	-11.2%
Average			+8.8%

Moscow vs. Bat Yam - 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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