Cost of living comparison

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Elbasan vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Elbasan is 10.7% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.3% less in Elbasan
Groceries: pay 3.1% more in Elbasan
Transportation: pay 71.8% more in Elbasan
Housing: pay 32.3% less in Elbasan
Childcare: pay 82.7% less in Elbasan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.3% less in Elbasan
Clothing: pay 18.1% less in Elbasan

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

Elbasan vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Elbasan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB963.00	$9.64 ALL794	-19.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB481.50	$6.63 ALL546	+11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB111.56	$1.21 ALL99	-12.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.35	$0.68 ALL56	+11.7%
Average			-2.3%

Moscow vs. Elbasan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	Elbasan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB68.28	$0.99 ALL81	+16.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB505.97	$5.05 ALL416	-19.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB372.84	$7.68 ALL633	+66.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB135.77	$2.59 ALL213	+53.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB198.76	$2.60 ALL214	+5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.30	$0.42 ALL35	-48.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB70.21	$1.09 ALL90	+25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.77	$0.57 ALL47	-36.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB132.32	$0.42 ALL35	-74.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.44	$0.45 ALL37	+4.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.32	$0.47 ALL39	+39.9%
Average			+3.1%

Moscow vs. Elbasan - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.8% more for transportation

	Moscow	Elbasan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB229.05	$8.27 ALL682	+191.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,956.42	$19.28 ALL1,589	-47.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,985,314.80	$28,923.53 ALL2,383,434	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB462.24	$15.18 ALL1,251	+165.1%
Average			+71.8%

Moscow vs. Elbasan - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.3% less for housing

	Moscow	Elbasan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB630.73	$13.66 ALL1,126	+74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB101,115.50	$293.25 ALL24,165	-76.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,233.12	$200.86 ALL16,552	-71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,924.61	$49.24 ALL4,058	-55.5%
Average			-32.3%

Moscow vs. Elbasan - Cost of housing

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pay 82.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Elbasan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,965.26	$144.62 ALL11,917	-78.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,152,813.01	$1,807.72 ALL148,965	-87.3%
Average			-82.7%

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pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Elbasan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB337.05	$1.81 ALL149	-56.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB254.72	$1.69 ALL139	-46.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB240.75	$4.22 ALL348	+41.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,597.33	$56.24 ALL4,634	+26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB529.65	$4.22 ALL348	-35.7%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 18.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Elbasan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,137.39	$66.28 ALL5,462	-12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,852.02	$41.58 ALL3,426	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,921.23	$96.41 ALL7,945	-21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,652.81	$117.50 ALL9,683	-25.1%
Average			-18.1%

Moscow vs. Elbasan - 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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