Cost of living comparison

Russia

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United Kingdom

Brighton vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Brighton is 60.5% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 99.7% more in Brighton
Groceries: pay 54.1% more in Brighton
Transportation: pay 98.5% more in Brighton
Housing: pay 61.7% more in Brighton
Childcare: pay 70.3% more in Brighton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.0% more in Brighton
Clothing: pay 32.1% less in Brighton

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, and groceries in Brighton are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Brighton.

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Brighton vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.7% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Brighton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$25.26 £18.95	+115.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$9.91 £7.44	+41.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$3.88 £2.91	+139.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$3.29 £2.47	+293.3%
Average			+99.7%

Moscow vs. Brighton - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	Brighton
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$2.07 £1.55	+103.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$5.92 £4.44	-17.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$7.24 £5.43	+57.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$4.48 £3.36	+140.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$4.14 £3.11	+38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$1.36 £1.02	+45.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$0.88 £0.66	+7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$1.31 £0.98	+45.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$1.66 £1.25	-7.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$0.98 £0.74	+141.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$0.83 £0.63	+157.8%
Average			+54.1%

Moscow vs. Brighton - Cost of groceries

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pay 98.5% more for transportation

	Moscow	Brighton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$7.93 £5.95	+139.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$129.63 £97.26	+218.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	-1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$26.16 £19.63	+160.1%
Average			+98.5%

Moscow vs. Brighton - Cost of transportation

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pay 61.7% more for housing

	Moscow	Brighton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$45.11 £33.84	+356.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$1,869.10 £1,402.39	+28.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$1,473.40 £1,105.49	+83.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$216.85 £162.70	+51.8%
Average			+61.7%

Moscow vs. Brighton - Cost of housing

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pay 70.3% more for childcare

	Moscow	Brighton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$2,049.88 £1,538.02	+153.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$30,226.55 £22,678.98	+14.4%
Average			+70.3%

Moscow vs. Brighton - Cost of childcare

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pay 79.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Brighton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$8.75 £6.57	+87.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$5.14 £3.86	+39.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$23.46 £17.60	+579.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$50.09 £37.58	+19.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$17.44 £13.08	+86.3%
Average			+79.0%

Moscow vs. Brighton - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 32.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Brighton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$90.79 £68.12	-16.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$45.30 £33.99	-27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$102.64 £77.01	-29.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$89.28 £66.99	-50.5%
Average			-32.1%

Moscow vs. Brighton - Cost of clothing

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