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Russia

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United States

College Station vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

College Station is 14.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 53.9% more in College Station
Groceries: pay 82.5% more in College Station
Transportation: pay 8.4% less in College Station
Housing: pay 5.6% more in College Station
Childcare: pay 20.3% less in College Station
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% more in College Station
Clothing: pay 39.8% less in College Station

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

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College Station vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in College Station instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 53.9% more for restaurants

	Moscow	College Station
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB996.18	$15.00	+28.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB597.71	$12.00	+71.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB137.76	$2.88	+77.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB71.18	$1.75	+109.2%
Average			+53.9%

Moscow vs. College Station - Cost of restaurants

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pay 82.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	College Station
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB86.67	$3.24	+218.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB607.83	$6.01	-15.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB392.86	$2.94	-36.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB158.76	$2.85	+52.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB254.08	$4.34	+45.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB79.37	$2.88	+208.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB69.29	$0.72	-12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB76.80	$2.92	+223.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB152.11	$2.19	+22.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB34.61	$1.81	+344.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB27.55	$1.33	+311.7%
Average			+82.5%

Moscow vs. College Station - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.4% less for transportation

	Moscow	College Station
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB282.00	$3.51	+5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,461.72	$20.00	-50.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$36,232.00	-6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB856.71	$24.91	+147.6%
Average			-8.4%

Moscow vs. College Station - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.6% more for housing

	Moscow	College Station
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB841.41	$54.87	+455.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB124K	$1,150.00	-21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB68,502.01	$956.00	+18.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB12,164.72	$136.72	-4.3%
Average			+5.6%

Moscow vs. College Station - Cost of housing

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pay 20.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	College Station
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB68,893.70	$755.00	-6.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$18,000.00	-31.9%
Average			-20.3%

Moscow vs. College Station - Cost of childcare

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pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	College Station
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB398.47	$5.00	+6.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB315.01	$5.50	+48.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB293.87	$8.73	+153.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,577.71	$25.20	-40.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB796.94	$11.50	+22.9%
Average			+11.5%

Moscow vs. College Station - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 39.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	College Station
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB9,236.82	$59.65	-45.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,319.60	$38.33	-38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,373.98	$83.75	-42.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB15,345.00	$121.67	-32.5%
Average			-39.8%

Moscow vs. College Station - Cost of clothing

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