Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Germany

Berlin vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 35.8% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 81.6% more in Berlin
Groceries: pay 66.6% more in Berlin
Transportation: pay 70.7% more in Berlin
Housing: pay 38.4% more in Berlin
Childcare: pay 67.3% less in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.7% more in Berlin
Clothing: pay 21.8% less in Berlin

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

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Berlin vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB996.18	$16.80 €14.99	+43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB597.71	$13.44 €11.99	+91.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB137.76	$3.44 €3.07	+112.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB71.18	$3.10 €2.77	+271.0%
Average			+81.6%

Moscow vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.6% more for groceries

	Moscow	Berlin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB86.67	$2.40 €2.14	+135.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB607.83	$8.59 €7.67	+20.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB392.86	$4.72 €4.21	+2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB158.76	$4.47 €3.99	+140.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB254.08	$5.44 €4.85	+82.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB79.37	$1.61 €1.44	+72.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB69.29	$0.90 €0.81	+11.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB76.80	$1.52 €1.36	+68.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB152.11	$1.70 €1.51	-5.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB34.61	$0.94 €0.84	+132.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB27.55	$0.98 €0.87	+202.4%
Average			+66.6%

Moscow vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries

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pay 70.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB282.00	$8.66 €7.73	+161.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,461.72	$70.54 €62.97	+73.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$32,914.63 €29,380.19	-15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB856.71	$30.29 €27.04	+201.1%
Average			+70.7%

Moscow vs. Berlin - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.4% more for housing

	Moscow	Berlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB841.41	$48.20 €43.02	+387.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB124K	$1,478.95 €1,320.13	+1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB68,502.01	$1,114.14 €994.50	+38.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB12,164.72	$295.08 €263.40	+106.6%
Average			+38.4%

Moscow vs. Berlin - Cost of housing

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pay 67.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB68,893.70	$144.45 €128.93	-82.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$15,853.22 €14,150.87	-40.0%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB398.47	$5.43 €4.85	+16.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB315.01	$4.34 €3.87	+17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB293.87	$10.53 €9.40	+205.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,577.71	$40.06 €35.76	-4.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB796.94	$15.68 €13.99	+67.5%
Average			+33.7%

Moscow vs. Berlin - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Berlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB9,236.82	$95.44 €85.19	-12.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,319.60	$47.03 €41.98	-24.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,373.98	$104.60 €93.36	-28.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB15,345.00	$141.17 €126.01	-21.7%
Average			-21.8%

Moscow vs. Berlin - Cost of clothing

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