Cost of living comparison

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Falun vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Falun is 68.2% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 90.0% more in Falun
Groceries
pay 81.6% more in Falun
Transportation
pay 2.7 times more in Falun
Housing
pay 2.0 times more in Falun
Childcare
pay 81.1% less in Falun
Entertainment and Sports
pay 97.1% more in Falun
Clothing
pay 20.0% more in Falun

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

Falun vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 90.0% more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Falun
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.93
RUB963.00
$14.55
SEK134.82
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.97
RUB481.50
$9.57
SEK88.66
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
RUB111.56
$1.93
SEK17.88

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pay 81.6% more for groceries

 
Moscow
Falun
Bread
1 loaf
$0.85
RUB68.28
$2.94
SEK27.21
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.27
RUB505.97
$6.66
SEK61.77
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
RUB372.84
$5.41
SEK50.11

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

 
Moscow
Falun
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.84
RUB229.05
$7.25
SEK67.21
Monthly public transit pass $36.64
RUB2,956.42
$98.39
SEK911.87
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,994.59
RUB2,985,314.80
$38,084.95
SEK352,982.73

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

 
Moscow
Falun
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.82
RUB630.73
$39.35
SEK364.75
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,253.04
RUB101,115.50
$1,269.50
SEK11,766.09
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $709.24
RUB57,233.12
$952.12
SEK8,824.57

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pay 81.1% less for childcare

 
Moscow
Falun
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $656.36
RUB52,965.26
$214.23
SEK1,985.53
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,285.88
RUB1,152,813.01
$740.54
SEK6,863.55

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pay 97.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Falun
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.18
RUB337.05
$7.41
SEK68.64
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.16
RUB254.72
$4.48
SEK41.51
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.98
RUB240.75
$7.41
SEK68.64

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pay 20.0% more for clothing

 
Moscow
Falun
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.06
RUB6,137.39
$104.29
SEK966.58
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.73
RUB3,852.02
$51.81
SEK480.20
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.95
RUB9,921.23
$122.42
SEK1,134.59

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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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