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Cheonan vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Cheonan is 11.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 23.2% less in Cheonan
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Cheonan
Transportation: pay 24.7% more in Cheonan
Housing: pay 20.5% less in Cheonan
Childcare: pay 16.4% less in Cheonan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% less in Cheonan
Clothing: pay 15.9% less in Cheonan

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

Cheonan vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.2% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Cheonan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB973.96	$5.66 ₩8,536	-52.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB486.98	$4.74 ₩7,149	-20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB112.83	$1.13 ₩1,707	-18.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.92	$0.60 ₩907	-1.7%
Average			-23.2%

Moscow vs. Cheonan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Cheonan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB69.06	$3.18 ₩4,802	+276.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB511.72	$5.09 ₩7,683	-18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB377.08	$5.54 ₩8,348	+19.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB137.31	$1.70 ₩2,561	+0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB201.02	$3.59 ₩5,421	+45.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.05	$3.21 ₩4,840	+296.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB71.01	$1.12 ₩1,694	+29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.60	$2.50 ₩3,775	+177.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB133.82	$2.30 ₩3,466	+40.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.84	$2.25 ₩3,388	+426.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.63	$1.46 ₩2,202	+331.3%
Average			+147.7%

Moscow vs. Cheonan - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	Cheonan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB231.65	$4.36 ₩6,575	+53.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,990.07	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$26,696.92 ₩40M	-27.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB467.50	$8.49 ₩12,805	+48.2%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 20.5% less for housing

	Moscow	Cheonan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB637.91	$7.68 ₩11,580	-1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB102K	$707.56 ₩1M	-43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,884.37	$495.29 ₩747K	-30.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB9,026.16	$103.39 ₩156K	-6.5%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 16.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Cheonan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB53,567.95	$471.71 ₩711K	-28.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$13,620.52 ₩21M	-4.7%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Cheonan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB340.89	$2.48 ₩3,735	-40.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB257.62	$1.42 ₩2,134	-55.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB243.49	$3.18 ₩4,802	+6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,638.26	$38.33 ₩57,799	-14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB535.68	$7.08 ₩10,671	+7.8%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 15.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Cheonan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,207.23	$63.68 ₩96,035	-16.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,895.85	$56.60 ₩85,364	+18.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB10,034.12	$76.06 ₩115K	-38.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,796.79	$113.21 ₩171K	-27.8%
Average			-15.9%

Moscow vs. Cheonan - Cost of clothing

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