Cost of living comparison

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Bottrop vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Bottrop is 77.5% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 2.5 times more in Bottrop
Groceries
pay 70.2% more in Bottrop
Transportation
pay 2.5 times more in Bottrop
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Bottrop
Childcare
pay 30.1% less in Bottrop
Entertainment and Sports
pay 99.0% more in Bottrop
Clothing
pay 9.8% less in Bottrop

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

Bottrop vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Bottrop
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.93
RUB945.90
$19.86
€17.09
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.97
RUB472.95
$11.68
€10.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
RUB109.58
$2.92
€2.51

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pay 70.2% more for groceries

 
Moscow
Bottrop
Bread
1 loaf
$0.85
RUB67.07
$2.21
€1.90
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.27
RUB496.98
$7.48
€6.44
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
RUB366.21
$4.90
€4.22

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

 
Moscow
Bottrop
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.84
RUB224.98
$7.65
€6.58
Monthly public transit pass $36.64
RUB2,903.92
$52.56
€45.24
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,994.59
RUB3M
$31,745.96
€27,327.14

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Moscow
Bottrop
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.82
RUB619.53
$41.84
€36.02
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,253.04
RUB99,319.75
$577.57
€497.18
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $709.24
RUB56,216.70
$495.81
€426.80

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pay 30.1% less for childcare

 
Moscow
Bottrop
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $656.36
RUB52,024.63
$463.98
€399.40
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,285.88
RUB1M
$9,857.25
€8,485.19

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pay 99.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Bottrop
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.18
RUB331.07
$4.96
€4.27
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.16
RUB250.20
$3.94
€3.39
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.98
RUB236.48
$9.58
€8.24

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pay 9.8% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Bottrop
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.06
RUB6,028.40
$84.48
€72.72
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.73
RUB3,783.61
$35.04
€30.16
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.95
RUB9,745.03
$104.84
€90.25

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026
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