Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Romania

Botosani vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Botosani is 43.8% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 8.6% less in Botosani
Groceries: pay 23.5% less in Botosani
Transportation: pay 1.1% more in Botosani
Housing: pay 65.4% less in Botosani
Childcare: pay 61.2% less in Botosani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.3% less in Botosani
Clothing: pay 57.8% less in Botosani

Expenses including housing, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Botosani.

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Botosani vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.6% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Botosani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB996.18	$8.89 RON42.36	-24.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB597.71	$7.32 RON34.89	+4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB137.76	$1.36 RON6.48	-16.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB71.18	$1.20 RON5.73	+43.9%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 23.5% less for groceries

	Moscow	Botosani
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB86.67	$1.09 RON5.19	+7.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB607.83	$3.49 RON16.61	-51.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB392.86	$5.19 RON24.73	+12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB158.76	$2.85 RON13.61	+53.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB254.08	$2.66 RON12.66	-11.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB79.37	$0.44 RON2.08	-53.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB69.29	$0.58 RON2.79	-28.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB76.80	$0.64 RON3.05	-29.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB152.11	$0.82 RON3.92	-54.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB34.61	$0.33 RON1.58	-18.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB27.55	$0.24 RON1.13	-26.7%
Average			-23.5%

Moscow vs. Botosani - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Botosani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB282.00	$6.75 RON32.17	+103.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,461.72	$29.28 RON139.54	-28.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$26,639.62 RON127K	-31.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB856.71	$6.59 RON31.40	-34.5%
Average			+1.1%

Moscow vs. Botosani - Cost of transportation

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pay 65.4% less for housing

	Moscow	Botosani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB841.41	$8.10 RON38.62	-18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB124K	$383.41 RON1,827.35	-73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB68,502.01	$278.85 RON1,328.98	-65.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB12,164.72	$76.55 RON364.82	-46.4%
Average			-65.4%

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pay 61.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Botosani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB68,893.70	$313.70 RON1,495.11	-61.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	??
Average			-61.2%

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pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Botosani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB398.47	$1.88 RON8.97	-59.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB315.01	$2.22 RON10.57	-40.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB293.87	$5.86 RON27.91	+69.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,577.71	$31.37 RON149.51	-25.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB796.94	$5.23 RON24.92	-44.1%
Average			-36.3%

Moscow vs. Botosani - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 57.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Botosani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB9,236.82	$45.31 RON215.96	-58.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,319.60	$29.80 RON142.04	-52.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,373.98	$62.74 RON299.02	-56.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB15,345.00	$66.23 RON315.63	-63.2%
Average			-57.8%

Moscow vs. Botosani - Cost of clothing

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