Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Croatia

Dubrovnik vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Dubrovnik is 3.4% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Dubrovnik
Groceries: pay 1.1% more in Dubrovnik
Transportation: pay 29.1% more in Dubrovnik
Housing: pay 13.3% more in Dubrovnik
Childcare: pay 83.1% less in Dubrovnik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.0% more in Dubrovnik
Clothing: pay 50.4% less in Dubrovnik

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

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Dubrovnik vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Dubrovnik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$19.60 HRK131.37	+67.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$12.88 HRK86.33	+83.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$4.64 HRK31.13	+187.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$4.62 HRK30.97	+452.6%
Average			+105.6%

Moscow vs. Dubrovnik - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	Dubrovnik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$1.19 HRK8.01	+17.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$5.04 HRK33.78	-29.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$4.03 HRK27.00	-12.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$4.12 HRK27.63	+121.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$4.06 HRK27.24	+36.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$0.83 HRK5.56	-11.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$0.63 HRK4.20	-23.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$0.76 HRK5.11	-15.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$1.24 HRK8.29	-30.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$0.41 HRK2.72
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$0.42 HRK2.81	+29.5%
Average			+1.1%

Moscow vs. Dubrovnik - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Dubrovnik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$7.04 HRK47.18	+112.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$54.87 HRK367.84	+35.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$26,300.35 HRK176K	-32.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$14.11 HRK94.59	+40.2%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 13.3% more for housing

	Moscow	Dubrovnik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$42.81 HRK286.99	+333.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$1,466.85 HRK9,833.96	+0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$919.30 HRK6,163.12	+14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$138.04 HRK925.45	-3.4%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 83.1% less for childcare

	Moscow	Dubrovnik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$89.58 HRK600.55	-88.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$6,830.39 HRK45,791.73	-74.1%
Average			-83.1%

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pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Dubrovnik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$5.60 HRK37.53	+19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$4.14 HRK27.78	+12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$5.32 HRK35.70	+54.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$69.05 HRK462.92	+64.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$8.12 HRK54.42	-13.3%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 50.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Dubrovnik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$72.78 HRK487.94	-32.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$27.99 HRK187.67	-55.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$67.18 HRK450.41	-53.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$78.38 HRK525.48	-56.5%
Average			-50.4%

Moscow vs. Dubrovnik - Cost of clothing

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