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Fort McMurray vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Fort McMurray is 91.7% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Fort McMurray
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Fort McMurray
Transportation: pay 47.2% more in Fort McMurray
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Fort McMurray
Childcare: pay 42.1% more in Fort McMurray
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Fort McMurray
Clothing: pay 29.7% less in Fort McMurray

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

Fort McMurray vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Fort McMurray
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$23.32 CA$32.25	+95.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$14.35 CA$19.85	+140.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$2.60 CA$3.60	+88.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$1.65 CA$2.28	+169.5%
Average			+123.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Fort McMurray
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$2.81 CA$3.89	+232.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$5.56 CA$7.69	-11.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$5.30 CA$7.33	+14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$3.12 CA$4.32	+85.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$6.30 CA$8.72	+156.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$2.21 CA$3.06	+173.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$1.01 CA$1.40	+16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$2.24 CA$3.10	+148.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$2.86 CA$3.96	+74.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$2.28 CA$3.15	+433.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$1.50 CA$2.08	+344.2%
Average			+151.6%

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pay 47.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Fort McMurray
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$3.83 CA$5.30	+35.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$48.44 CA$66.98	+32.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$14.64 CA$20.24	+155.6%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Moscow	Fort McMurray
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$62.29 CA$86.13	+696.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$946.32 CA$1,308.62	-24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$992.67 CA$1,372.71	+40.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$149.53 CA$206.78	+35.2%
Average			+186.9%

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pay 42.1% more for childcare

	Moscow	Fort McMurray
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$932.87 CA$1,290.01	+42.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	??
Average			+42.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Fort McMurray
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$5.74 CA$7.94	+37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$3.69 CA$5.11	+17.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$15.79 CA$21.83	+429.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$44.92 CA$62.12	+0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$14.35 CA$19.85	+118.7%
Average			+120.6%

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pay 29.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Fort McMurray
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$70.08 CA$96.92	-7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$79.41 CA$109.82	-35.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$84.91 CA$117.42	-45.8%
Average			-29.7%

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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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