Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bowling Green vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary
Bowling Green is 70.3% more expensive than Moscow.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Bowling Green
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Bowling Green
- Transportation
-
pay 86.6% more in Bowling Green
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Bowling Green
- Childcare
-
pay 45.6% more in Bowling Green
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.3% more in Bowling Green
- Clothing
-
pay 22.9% less in Bowling Green
The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Bowling Green are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bowling Green.
Bowling Green vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bowling Green instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Bowling Green
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.93
RUB963.00
|
$12.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RUB481.50
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
RUB111.56
|
$2.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
RUB49.35
|
$2.23
|
|
Moscow vs. Bowling Green - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Bowling Green
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RUB68.28
|
$2.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.27
RUB505.97
|
$4.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
RUB372.84
|
$2.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
RUB135.77
|
$3.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RUB198.76
|
$2.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
RUB65.30
|
$1.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
RUB70.21
|
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB72.77
|
$1.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
RUB132.32
|
$2.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
RUB34.44
|
$1.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
RUB27.32
|
$2.00
|
|
Moscow vs. Bowling Green - Cost of groceries
pay 86.6% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Bowling Green
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
RUB229.05
|
$3.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.64
RUB2,956.42
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,994.59
RUB2,985,314.80
|
$36,915.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
RUB462.24
|
$19.91
|
|
Moscow vs. Bowling Green - Cost of transportation
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Bowling Green
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.82
RUB630.73
|
$41.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,253.04
RUB101,115.50
|
$750.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$709.24
RUB57,233.12
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.60
RUB8,924.61
|
$99.41
|
|
Moscow vs. Bowling Green - Cost of housing
pay 45.6% more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Bowling Green
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$656.36
RUB52,965.26
|
$955.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,285.88
RUB1,152,813.01
|
?? | |
Moscow vs. Bowling Green - Cost of childcare
pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Bowling Green
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.18
RUB337.05
|
$4.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
RUB254.72
|
$4.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.98
RUB240.75
|
$8.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
RUB3,597.33
|
$20.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
RUB529.65
|
$10.00
|
|
Moscow vs. Bowling Green - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 22.9% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Bowling Green
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.06
RUB6,137.39
|
$51.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.73
RUB3,852.02
|
$47.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.95
RUB9,921.23
|
$95.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.80
RUB12,652.81
|
$100.00
|
|
Moscow vs. Bowling Green - Cost of clothing
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