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Baton Rouge vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Baton Rouge is 26.5% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 45.6% more in Baton Rouge
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Baton Rouge
Transportation: pay 12.9% more in Baton Rouge
Housing: pay 19.4% more in Baton Rouge
Childcare: pay 5.1% less in Baton Rouge
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.0% more in Baton Rouge
Clothing: pay 52.7% less in Baton Rouge

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

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Baton Rouge vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baton Rouge instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 45.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Baton Rouge
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.71	$15.00	+28.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.82	$12.00	+71.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.95	$2.15	+32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.15	$1.35	+61.5%
Average			+45.6%

Moscow vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Baton Rouge
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.75	$2.93	+188.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.37	$6.56	-8.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.58	$5.03	+9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.76	$2.92	+56.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.67	$6.50	+117.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.87	$3.19	+242.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.37	$1.32	+62.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.45	$2.87	+218.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.49	$1.93	+7.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.65	$1.63	+300.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.99	$1.22	+276.3%
Average			+106.0%

Moscow vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.9% more for transportation

	Moscow	Baton Rouge
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB266.01	$3.66	+10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,265.48	$56.00	+37.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$35,578.00	-8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB808.15	$13.94	+38.6%
Average			+12.9%

Moscow vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.4% more for housing

	Moscow	Baton Rouge
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.71	$70.27	+611.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$1,351.25	-7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,618.54	$1,182.00	+46.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	$105.62	-26.1%
Average			+19.4%

Moscow vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of housing

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pay 5.1% less for childcare

	Moscow	Baton Rouge
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,988.02	$1,925.00	+137.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$10,000.00	-62.2%
Average			-5.1%

Moscow vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of childcare

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pay 41.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Baton Rouge
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.88	$5.50	+17.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.16	$6.08	+64.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.21	$8.87	+157.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,374.88	$52.33	+24.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.76	$12.00	+28.2%
Average			+41.0%

Moscow vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 52.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Baton Rouge
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,713.17	$33.32	-69.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,018.03	$42.50	-32.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,672.48	$87.75	-39.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,475.07	$71.67	-60.2%
Average			-52.7%

Moscow vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of clothing

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