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Fort Erie vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Fort Erie is 46.7% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 53.6% more in Fort Erie
Groceries: pay 63.1% more in Fort Erie
Transportation: pay 68.6% more in Fort Erie
Housing: pay 79.7% more in Fort Erie
Childcare: pay 0.6% less in Fort Erie
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.3% more in Fort Erie
Clothing: pay 28.8% less in Fort Erie

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

Fort Erie vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Erie instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 53.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Fort Erie
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB945.90	$14.34 CA$19.48	+20.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB472.95	$10.04 CA$13.63	+68.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB109.58	$1.51 CA$2.05	+8.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.48	$1.33 CA$1.80	+116.9%
Average			+53.6%

Moscow vs. Fort Erie - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	Fort Erie
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.07	$2.15 CA$2.92	+154.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB496.98	$2.87 CA$3.90	-54.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB366.21	$8.67 CA$11.77	+87.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB133.36	$3.28 CA$4.46	+95.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB195.23	$4.55 CA$6.18	+84.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.14	$1.30 CA$1.77	+60.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB68.97	$0.47 CA$0.64	-45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.48	$1.19 CA$1.61	+31.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB129.97	$1.25 CA$1.70	-23.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB33.83	$0.73 CA$0.99	+71.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.84	$1.12 CA$1.52	+231.5%
Average			+63.1%

Moscow vs. Fort Erie - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Fort Erie
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB224.98	$4.02 CA$5.45	+41.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,903.92	$75.24 CA$102.15	+105.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$24,369.83 CA$33,088.14	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB454.03	$14.99 CA$20.35	+161.7%
Average			+68.6%

Moscow vs. Fort Erie - Cost of transportation

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pay 79.7% more for housing

	Moscow	Fort Erie
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB619.53	$39.45 CA$53.56	+404.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,319.75	$537.92 CA$730.36	-57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,216.70	$638.33 CA$866.69	-10.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,766.12	$89.81 CA$121.94	-18.8%
Average			+79.7%

Moscow vs. Fort Erie - Cost of housing

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pay 0.6% less for childcare

	Moscow	Fort Erie
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,024.63	$645.50 CA$876.43	-1.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$14,344.48 CA$19,476.21	+0.4%
Average			-0.6%

Moscow vs. Fort Erie - Cost of childcare

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pay 91.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Fort Erie
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB331.07	$5.38 CA$7.30	+28.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB250.20	$3.71 CA$5.03	+17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB236.48	$12.19 CA$16.55	+308.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,533.44	$39.45 CA$53.56	-11.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB520.25	$13.99 CA$18.99	+113.1%
Average			+91.3%

Moscow vs. Fort Erie - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Fort Erie
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,028.40	$55.58 CA$75.47	-26.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,783.61	$46.62 CA$63.30	-2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,745.03	$84.27 CA$114.42	-31.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,428.11	$71.72 CA$97.38	-54.3%
Average			-28.8%

Moscow vs. Fort Erie - 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: March 2026

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