Cost of living comparison
compared to
Belleville vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary
Belleville is 80.8% more expensive than Moscow.
- Restaurants
-
pay 92.3% more in Belleville
- Groceries
-
pay 98.7% more in Belleville
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1 times more in Belleville
- Housing
-
pay 3.2 times more in Belleville
- Childcare
-
pay 16.2% more in Belleville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.7% more in Belleville
- Clothing
-
pay 29.9% less in Belleville
The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Belleville are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, housing, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Belleville.
Belleville vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Belleville instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 92.3% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Belleville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.93
RUB927.45
|
$18.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RUB463.73
|
$9.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
RUB107.44
|
$2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
RUB47.53
|
$1.88
|
|
Moscow vs. Belleville - Cost of restaurants
pay 98.7% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Belleville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RUB65.76
|
$2.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.27
RUB487.29
|
$3.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
RUB359.07
|
$3.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
RUB130.76
|
$3.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RUB191.42
|
$5.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
RUB62.89
|
$2.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
RUB67.62
|
$0.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB70.09
|
$1.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
RUB127.43
|
$1.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
RUB33.17
|
$1.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
RUB26.31
|
$1.25
|
|
Moscow vs. Belleville - Cost of groceries
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Belleville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
RUB220.59
|
$3.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.64
RUB2,847.28
|
$78.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,994.59
RUB2,875,107.01
|
$37,383.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
RUB445.18
|
$23.38
|
|
Moscow vs. Belleville - Cost of transportation
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Belleville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.82
RUB607.45
|
$71.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,253.04
RUB97,382.66
|
$1,282.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$709.24
RUB55,120.27
|
$950.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.60
RUB8,595.15
|
$162.31
|
|
Moscow vs. Belleville - Cost of housing
pay 16.2% more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Belleville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$656.36
RUB51,009.96
|
$975.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,285.88
RUB1,110,255.03
|
$12,000.00
|
|
Moscow vs. Belleville - Cost of childcare
pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Belleville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.18
RUB324.61
|
$3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
RUB245.32
|
$4.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.98
RUB231.86
|
$7.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
RUB3,464.53
|
$35.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
RUB510.10
|
$13.00
|
|
Moscow vs. Belleville - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 29.9% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Belleville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.06
RUB5,910.82
|
$56.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.73
RUB3,709.82
|
$32.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.95
RUB9,554.97
|
$92.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.80
RUB12,185.71
|
$99.17
|
|
Moscow vs. Belleville - Cost of clothing
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