Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

France

Bordeaux vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Bordeaux is 19.4% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 81.6% more in Bordeaux
Groceries: pay 71.1% more in Bordeaux
Transportation: pay 45.6% more in Bordeaux
Housing: pay 9.6% less in Bordeaux
Childcare: pay 29.4% less in Bordeaux
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.5% more in Bordeaux
Clothing: pay 17.5% less in Bordeaux

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

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Bordeaux vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Bordeaux
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.71	$20.16 €17.99	+72.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.82	$14.00 €12.49	+99.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.95	$2.91 €2.60	+80.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.15	$1.40 €1.25	+67.5%
Average			+81.6%

Moscow vs. Bordeaux - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	Bordeaux
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.75	$1.99 €1.78	+95.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.37	$6.90 €6.16	-3.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.58	$4.57 €4.08	-0.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.76	$3.59 €3.20	+92.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.67	$7.34 €6.55	+146.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.87	$1.51 €1.35	+62.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.37	$1.01 €0.91	+24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.45	$1.60 €1.43	+78.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.49	$2.00 €1.79	+12.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.65	$1.01 €0.90	+147.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.99	$1.35 €1.20	+316.1%
Average			+71.1%

Moscow vs. Bordeaux - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Bordeaux
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB266.01	$8.18 €7.30	+147.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,265.48	$47.87 €42.72	+17.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$34,599.83 €30,881.66	-11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB808.15	$17.11 €15.27	+70.1%
Average			+45.6%

Moscow vs. Bordeaux - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.6% less for housing

	Moscow	Bordeaux
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.71	$31.07 €27.73	+214.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$927.18 €827.54	-36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,618.54	$753.46 €672.49	-6.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	$197.39 €176.17	+38.2%
Average			-9.6%

Moscow vs. Bordeaux - Cost of housing

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pay 29.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Bordeaux
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,988.02	$793.15 €707.91	-2.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$13,436.83 €11,992.88	-49.1%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Bordeaux
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.88	$7.84 €7.00	+67.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.16	$3.95 €3.52	+6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.21	$13.16 €11.74	+281.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,374.88	$33.59 €29.98	-20.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.76	$11.76 €10.49	+25.6%
Average			+28.5%

Moscow vs. Bordeaux - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Bordeaux
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,713.17	$118.51 €105.77	+9.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,018.03	$44.79 €39.98	-28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,672.48	$106.60 €95.14	-26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,475.07	$145.57 €129.92	-19.2%
Average			-17.5%

Moscow vs. Bordeaux - Cost of clothing

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