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Cold Lake vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Cold Lake is 61.2% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 78.3% more in Cold Lake
Groceries: pay 53.8% more in Cold Lake
Transportation: pay 63.7% more in Cold Lake
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Cold Lake
Childcare: pay 18.2% less in Cold Lake
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Cold Lake
Clothing: pay 46.5% less in Cold Lake

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

Cold Lake vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cold Lake instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 78.3% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Cold Lake
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$17.22 CA$23.82	+44.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$10.90 CA$15.08	+82.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$2.09 CA$2.89	+51.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$1.44 CA$1.98	+134.7%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 53.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Cold Lake
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.96 CA$2.71	+131.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$5.50 CA$7.60	-12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$4.01 CA$5.55	-13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$3.52 CA$4.86	+109.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$5.43 CA$7.51	+120.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$2.03 CA$2.81	+151.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.49 CA$0.68	-43.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.81 CA$1.13	-9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.98 CA$1.35	-40.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$1.09 CA$1.50	+154.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.49 CA$0.68	+44.2%
Average			+53.8%

Moscow vs. Cold Lake - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	Cold Lake
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$3.72 CA$5.14	+30.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$16.86 CA$23.32	+194.4%
Average			+63.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Moscow	Cold Lake
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$63.09 CA$87.24	+707.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$885.03 CA$1,223.86	-29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$861.11 CA$1,190.78	+21.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$148.79 CA$205.76	+34.5%
Average			+183.4%

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pay 18.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Cold Lake
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$665.47 CA$920.24	+1.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$8,898.11 CA$12,304.75	-37.7%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Cold Lake
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$5.74 CA$7.94	+37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$3.68 CA$5.09	+16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$12.11 CA$16.74	+305.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$12.92 CA$17.86	+96.8%
Average			+114.1%

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pay 46.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Cold Lake
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$28.70 CA$39.69	-62.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$35.88 CA$49.62	-24.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$53.82 CA$74.42	-56.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$89.70 CA$124.04	-42.8%
Average			-46.5%

Moscow vs. Cold Lake - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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