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Elizabethtown vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Elizabethtown is 71.4% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 88.8% more in Elizabethtown
Groceries
pay 97.4% more in Elizabethtown
Transportation
pay 46.1% more in Elizabethtown
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Elizabethtown
Childcare
pay 80.2% more in Elizabethtown
Entertainment and Sports
pay 49.7% more in Elizabethtown
Clothing
pay 36.3% less in Elizabethtown

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Elizabethtown are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Elizabethtown.

Elizabethtown vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 88.8% more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Elizabethtown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.93
RUB963.00
$15.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.97
RUB481.50
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
RUB111.56
$2.16
 

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pay 97.4% more for groceries

 
Moscow
Elizabethtown
Bread
1 loaf
$0.85
RUB68.28
$2.20
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.27
RUB505.97
$5.18
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
RUB372.84
$2.93
 

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pay 46.1% more for transportation

 
Moscow
Elizabethtown
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.84
RUB229.05
$2.89
 
Monthly public transit pass $36.64
RUB2,956.42
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,994.59
RUB2,985,314.80
$36,111.63
 

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Moscow
Elizabethtown
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.82
RUB630.73
$61.07
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,253.04
RUB101,115.50
$1,050.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $709.24
RUB57,233.12
$1,000.00
 

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pay 80.2% more for childcare

 
Moscow
Elizabethtown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $656.36
RUB52,965.26
$1,566.11
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,285.88
RUB1,152,813.01
$17,408.00
 

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pay 49.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Elizabethtown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.18
RUB337.05
$4.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.16
RUB254.72
$4.50
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.98
RUB240.75
$5.98
 

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pay 36.3% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Elizabethtown
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.06
RUB6,137.39
$25.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.73
RUB3,852.02
$42.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.95
RUB9,921.23
$85.00
 

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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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