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Debrecen vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Debrecen is 4.6% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 19.0% more in Debrecen
Groceries: pay 6.7% more in Debrecen
Transportation: pay 57.1% more in Debrecen
Housing: pay 12.3% more in Debrecen
Childcare: pay 41.6% less in Debrecen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.2% more in Debrecen
Clothing: pay 34.4% less in Debrecen

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

Debrecen vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Debrecen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$11.32 HUF3,713.13	-5.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$9.86 HUF3,234.33	+65.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$1.17 HUF382.31	-15.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$0.80 HUF263.83	+31.5%
Average			+19.0%

Moscow vs. Debrecen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	Debrecen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$1.61 HUF529.12	+90.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$3.87 HUF1,270.28	-38.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$4.10 HUF1,343.93	-11.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$2.47 HUF808.90	+46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$2.68 HUF878.25	+8.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$0.55 HUF178.97	-32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.82 HUF270.28	-5.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$0.98 HUF320.12	+8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$1.22 HUF398.81	-25.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.38 HUF124.99	-10.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.49 HUF159.47	+43.6%
Average			+6.7%

Moscow vs. Debrecen - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Debrecen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$6.67 HUF2,186.78	+134.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$25.32 HUF8,305.69	-30.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$26,782.79 HUF8,784,488.05	-27.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$14.45 HUF4,739.13	+152.2%
Average			+57.1%

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pay 12.3% more for housing

	Moscow	Debrecen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$17.88 HUF5,862.84	+128.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$588.39 HUF192,985.14	-53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$499.84 HUF163,942.37	-29.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$113.93 HUF37,368.59	+3.0%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 41.6% less for childcare

	Moscow	Debrecen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$268.13 HUF87,942.59	-59.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$10,826.40 HUF3,550,949.81	-24.2%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Debrecen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$1.49 HUF488.57	-64.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$1.92 HUF630.80	-39.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$6.85 HUF2,247.42	+129.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$46.18 HUF15,145.67	+3.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$8.94 HUF2,931.42	+36.2%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 34.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Debrecen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$69.51 HUF22,799.93	-8.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$24.58 HUF8,061.40	-48.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$72.99 HUF23,939.93	-40.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$94.34 HUF30,942.76	-39.8%
Average			-34.4%

Moscow vs. Debrecen - 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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