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Cedar Rapids vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Cedar Rapids is 80.8% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 76.2% more in Cedar Rapids
Groceries: pay 97.8% more in Cedar Rapids
Transportation: pay 52.4% more in Cedar Rapids
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Cedar Rapids
Childcare: pay 29.1% more in Cedar Rapids
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Cedar Rapids
Clothing: pay 5.0% less in Cedar Rapids

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

Cedar Rapids vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cedar Rapids instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 76.2% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Cedar Rapids
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$15.00	+25.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$11.50	+92.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$1.92	+38.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$1.52	+147.9%
Average			+76.2%

Moscow vs. Cedar Rapids - Cost of restaurants

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pay 97.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Cedar Rapids
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$2.64	+212.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$7.12	+13.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$3.07	-33.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$2.83	+68.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$4.93	+100.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$2.25	+178.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.54	-37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$2.41	+166.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$2.13	+29.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$1.16	+171.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$1.04	+206.7%
Average			+97.8%

Moscow vs. Cedar Rapids - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Cedar Rapids
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$2.98	+5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$30.00	-18.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$37,383.69	+1.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$18.41	+221.4%
Average			+52.4%

Moscow vs. Cedar Rapids - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Moscow	Cedar Rapids
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$71.33	+812.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$1,140.00	-9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$750.00	+5.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$157.02	+42.0%
Average			+212.8%

Moscow vs. Cedar Rapids - Cost of housing

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pay 29.1% more for childcare

	Moscow	Cedar Rapids
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$968.00	+47.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$15,795.00	+10.6%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Cedar Rapids
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$4.50	+7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$5.46	+73.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$9.26	+210.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$100.50	+125.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$12.75	+94.3%
Average			+102.1%

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pay 5.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Cedar Rapids
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$62.47	-17.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$63.33	+32.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$128.26	+4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$95.67	-39.0%
Average			-5.0%

Moscow vs. Cedar Rapids - Cost of clothing

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