Cost of living comparison

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Flensburg vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Flensburg is 80.4% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 2.5 times more in Flensburg
Groceries
pay 73.3% more in Flensburg
Transportation
pay 2.4 times more in Flensburg
Housing
pay 3.0 times more in Flensburg
Childcare
pay 61.8% less in Flensburg
Entertainment and Sports
pay 82.8% more in Flensburg
Clothing
pay 20.0% less in Flensburg

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

Flensburg vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Flensburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.93
RUB945.90
$10.80
€9.30
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.97
RUB472.95
$10.51
€9.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
RUB109.58
$3.35
€2.88

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pay 73.3% more for groceries

 
Moscow
Flensburg
Bread
1 loaf
$0.85
RUB67.07
$2.32
€2.00
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.27
RUB496.98
$7.51
€6.47
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
RUB366.21
$4.48
€3.85

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

 
Moscow
Flensburg
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.84
RUB224.98
$7.53
€6.48
Monthly public transit pass $36.64
RUB2,903.92
$67.74
€58.31
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,994.59
RUB3M
$31,744.36
€27,325.77

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

 
Moscow
Flensburg
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.82
RUB619.53
$50.42
€43.40
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,253.04
RUB99,319.75
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $709.24
RUB56,216.70
$583.97
€502.68

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pay 61.8% less for childcare

 
Moscow
Flensburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $656.36
RUB52,024.63
$318.02
€273.76
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,285.88
RUB1M
$3,989.65
€3,434.32

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pay 82.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Flensburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.18
RUB331.07
$4.96
€4.27
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.16
RUB250.20
$3.54
€3.05
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.98
RUB236.48
$9.58
€8.24

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pay 20.0% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Flensburg
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.06
RUB6,028.40
$79.03
€68.03
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.73
RUB3,783.61
$35.04
€30.16
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.95
RUB9,745.03
$90.51
€77.92

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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: March 2026
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