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Corpus Christi vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Corpus Christi is 11.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 78.2% more in Corpus Christi
Groceries: pay 50.2% more in Corpus Christi
Transportation: pay 1.0% less in Corpus Christi
Housing: pay 1.2% less in Corpus Christi
Childcare: pay 22.2% more in Corpus Christi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% more in Corpus Christi
Clothing: pay 41.7% less in Corpus Christi

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

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Corpus Christi vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Corpus Christi instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 78.2% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Corpus Christi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.35	$20.50	+75.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.61	$12.25	+74.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.90	$2.50	+54.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.12	$2.00	+138.7%
Average			+78.2%

Moscow vs. Corpus Christi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.2% more for groceries

	Moscow	Corpus Christi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.72	$3.25	+219.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.15	$4.41	-38.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.44	$3.82	-17.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.70	$3.50	+87.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.58	$4.00	+34.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.84	$1.50	+60.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.34	$0.67	-17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.42	$1.74	+92.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.43	$1.63	-9.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.63	$1.14	+180.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.98	$1.05	+226.1%
Average			+50.2%

Moscow vs. Corpus Christi - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.0% less for transportation

	Moscow	Corpus Christi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB265.91	$3.57	+7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,264.22	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$29,930.54	-23.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB807.84	$15.67	+55.8%
Average			-1.0%

Moscow vs. Corpus Christi - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.2% less for housing

	Moscow	Corpus Christi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.40	$69.88	+607.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$850.00	-41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,593.79	$975.00	+21.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,470.69	$172.38	+20.7%
Average			-1.2%

Moscow vs. Corpus Christi - Cost of housing

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pay 22.2% more for childcare

	Moscow	Corpus Christi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,963.13	$1,506.17	+86.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$21,190.62	-19.8%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Corpus Christi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.74	$4.38	-6.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.04	$5.58	+50.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.11	$9.62	+178.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,373.59	$20.00	-52.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.48	$14.00	+49.6%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 41.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Corpus Christi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,709.83	$52.20	-51.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,016.10	$43.56	-30.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,668.01	$86.40	-40.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,469.53	$104.09	-42.2%
Average			-41.7%

Moscow vs. Corpus Christi - Cost of clothing

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