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East London vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

East London is 8.5% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 9.7% less in East London
Groceries: pay 2.8% less in East London
Transportation: pay 5.0% more in East London
Housing: pay 84.3% more in East London
Childcare: pay 75.6% less in East London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.1% less in East London
Clothing: pay 32.3% less in East London

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

East London vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in East London instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 9.7% less for restaurants

	Moscow	East London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$7.20 ZAR121.91	-39.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$4.61 ZAR78.02	-22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$1.04 ZAR17.55	-25.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.91 ZAR15.36	+48.4%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 2.8% less for groceries

	Moscow	East London
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$0.87 ZAR14.69	+2.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$3.95 ZAR66.86	-37.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$4.06 ZAR68.74	-12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.14 ZAR36.14	+26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$1.95 ZAR33.07	-20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$0.72 ZAR12.24	-10.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.69 ZAR11.70	-20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.72 ZAR12.16	-20.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.67 ZAR11.39	-59.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.72 ZAR12.11	+67.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.52 ZAR8.76	+52.8%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 5.0% more for transportation

	Moscow	East London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$4.92 ZAR83.28	+73.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$22.33 ZAR377.91	-39.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$37,451.86 ZAR633,921.50	+1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$4.84 ZAR81.92	-15.5%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 84.3% more for housing

	Moscow	East London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$45.80 ZAR775.17	+485.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$273.69 ZAR4,632.50	-78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$336.11 ZAR5,689.04	-52.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	-17.7%
Average			+84.3%

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pay 75.6% less for childcare

	Moscow	East London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$121.96 ZAR2,064.31	-81.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$4,321.37 ZAR73,144.79	-69.8%
Average			-75.6%

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pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	East London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$2.59 ZAR43.89	-37.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$2.21 ZAR37.45	-29.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$2.77 ZAR46.81	-7.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$34.55 ZAR584.83	-22.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$3.75 ZAR63.39	-42.9%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 32.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	East London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$53.99 ZAR913.82	-29.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$29.75 ZAR503.56	-37.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	-18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$88.33 ZAR1,495.08	-43.7%
Average			-32.3%

Moscow vs. East London - 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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