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Russia

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Fort Myers vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Fort Myers is 48.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 98.1% more in Fort Myers
Groceries: pay 88.8% more in Fort Myers
Transportation: pay 6.4% more in Fort Myers
Housing: pay 62.1% more in Fort Myers
Childcare: pay 92.9% more in Fort Myers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.4% more in Fort Myers
Clothing: pay 44.4% less in Fort Myers

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

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Fort Myers vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.1% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Fort Myers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB958.35	$25.00	+113.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB575.01	$12.50	+78.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB132.53	$2.74	+69.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB68.48	$2.00	+139.3%
Average			+98.1%

Moscow vs. Fort Myers - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Fort Myers
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB83.38	$4.51	+342.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB584.74	$4.82	-32.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB377.94	$3.99	-13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB152.73	$4.04	+116.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB244.43	$4.75	+59.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB76.36	$2.74	+194.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.66	$0.66	-19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.89	$1.96	+117.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB146.33	$2.48	+38.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.29	$1.29	+216.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.50	$1.74	+437.2%
Average			+88.8%

Moscow vs. Fort Myers - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Fort Myers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB271.29	$3.84	+16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,330.26	$40.00	-1.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$33,000.00	-15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB824.18	$18.91	+88.0%
Average			+6.4%

Moscow vs. Fort Myers - Cost of transportation

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pay 62.1% more for housing

	Moscow	Fort Myers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB809.45	$80.74	+717.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB119K	$1,822.50	+25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB65,900.59	$1,645.00	+104.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,702.75	$144.42	+1.1%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 92.9% more for childcare

	Moscow	Fort Myers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,277.41	$1,898.33	+134.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$41,914.29	+58.6%
Average			+92.9%

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pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Fort Myers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB383.34	$5.00	+6.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB303.05	$4.62	+25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB282.71	$9.07	+162.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,441.84	$45.75	+8.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB766.68	$18.00	+92.3%
Average			+40.4%

Moscow vs. Fort Myers - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 44.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Fort Myers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,886.04	$46.80	-56.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,117.58	$41.67	-33.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,904.07	$89.00	-38.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,762.26	$98.00	-45.6%
Average			-44.4%

Moscow vs. Fort Myers - Cost of clothing

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