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Fort Lauderdale vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Fort Lauderdale is 2.2 times more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Fort Lauderdale
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Fort Lauderdale
Transportation: pay 71.7% more in Fort Lauderdale
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Fort Lauderdale
Childcare: pay 92.2% more in Fort Lauderdale
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Fort Lauderdale
Clothing: pay 24.7% less in Fort Lauderdale

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

Fort Lauderdale vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Fort Lauderdale
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$25.00	+109.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$11.98	+100.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$2.96	+114.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$2.04	+233.8%
Average			+139.5%

Moscow vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Fort Lauderdale
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$4.48	+428.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$8.26	+31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$3.68	-20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$4.37	+159.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$4.68	+90.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$2.82	+248.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.78	-10.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$2.25	+149.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$2.54	+54.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$1.41	+229.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$1.73	+411.4%
Average			+161.2%

Moscow vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	Fort Lauderdale
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$3.26	+15.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$72.50	+97.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$29,003.00	-21.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$16.93	+195.5%
Average			+71.7%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Moscow	Fort Lauderdale
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$70.00	+795.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$2,380.22	+90.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$1,983.11	+179.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$136.01	+23.0%
Average			+272.1%

Moscow vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of housing

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pay 92.2% more for childcare

	Moscow	Fort Lauderdale
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$816.67	+24.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$37,150.00	+160.0%
Average			+92.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Fort Lauderdale
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$5.00	+19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$5.14	+62.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$10.50	+251.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$72.00	+61.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$16.50	+151.4%
Average			+109.5%

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pay 24.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Fort Lauderdale
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$47.50	-37.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$43.75	-8.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$93.33	-24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$111.25	-29.0%
Average			-24.7%

Moscow vs. Fort Lauderdale - Cost of clothing

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