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Elliot Lake vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Elliot Lake is 2.2 times more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 70.7% more in Elliot Lake
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Elliot Lake
Transportation: pay 94.6% more in Elliot Lake
Housing: pay 5.3 times more in Elliot Lake
Childcare: pay 15.2% less in Elliot Lake
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Elliot Lake
Clothing: pay 13.6% less in Elliot Lake

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

Elliot Lake vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Elliot Lake instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 70.7% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Elliot Lake
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB973.96	$17.93 CA$24.90	+50.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB486.98	$10.04 CA$13.94	+68.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB112.83	$1.79 CA$2.49	+29.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.92	$1.43 CA$1.99	+134.5%
Average			+70.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Elliot Lake
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB69.06	$1.97 CA$2.74	+132.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB511.72	$6.26 CA$8.69	-0.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB377.08	$8.29 CA$11.51	+79.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB137.31	$3.66 CA$5.09	+117.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB201.02	$7.09 CA$9.84	+187.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.05	$2.42 CA$3.36	+198.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB71.01	$0.88 CA$1.22	+1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.60	$1.71 CA$2.37	+89.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB133.82	$2.03 CA$2.82	+23.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.84	$2.01 CA$2.79	+371.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.63	$1.39 CA$1.93	+310.3%
Average			+137.5%

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pay 94.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Elliot Lake
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB231.65	$4.00 CA$5.55	+40.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,990.07	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$24,369.83 CA$33,839.43	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB467.50	$21.59 CA$29.98	+276.9%
Average			+94.6%

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pay 5.3 times more for housing

	Moscow	Elliot Lake
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB637.91	$76.89 CA$106.76	+883.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB102K	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,884.37	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB9,026.16	$79.53 CA$110.43	-28.1%
Average			+427.8%

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pay 15.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Elliot Lake
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB53,567.95	$717.22 CA$995.92	+9.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$8,606.69 CA$11,951.06	-39.8%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Elliot Lake
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB340.89	$2.87 CA$3.98	-31.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB257.62	$3.59 CA$4.98	+13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB243.49	$14.34 CA$19.92	+380.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,638.26	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB535.68	$10.76 CA$14.94	+63.9%
Average			+106.8%

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pay 13.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Elliot Lake
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,207.23	$61.39 CA$85.25	-19.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,895.85	$38.55 CA$53.53	-19.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB10,034.12	$101.85 CA$141.42	-17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,796.79	$158.98 CA$220.76	+1.4%
Average			-13.6%

Moscow vs. Elliot Lake - Cost of clothing

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