Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Canada

Fort St John vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Fort St John is 1.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 37.7% more in Fort St John
Groceries: pay 78.8% more in Fort St John
Transportation: pay 3.2% more in Fort St John
Housing: pay 26.1% less in Fort St John
Childcare: pay 13.3% less in Fort St John
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% less in Fort St John
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Fort St John

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

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Fort St John vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort St John instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 37.7% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Fort St John
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB958.35	$17.53 CA$24.75	+49.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB575.01	$9.12 CA$12.87	+29.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB132.53	$1.75 CA$2.48	+8.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB68.48	$1.23 CA$1.73	+46.8%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 78.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Fort St John
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB83.38	$2.80 CA$3.95	+175.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB584.74	$5.96 CA$8.41	-16.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB377.94	$12.45 CA$17.58	+169.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB152.73	$4.03 CA$5.69	+116.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB244.43	$6.08 CA$8.58	+103.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB76.36	$2.65 CA$3.74	+184.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.66	$0.31 CA$0.44	-61.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.89	$1.67 CA$2.36	+85.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB146.33	$1.59 CA$2.24	-11.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.29	$1.25 CA$1.77	+208.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.50	$1.27 CA$1.79	+292.4%
Average			+78.8%

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pay 3.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Fort St John
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB271.29	$4.56 CA$6.43	+37.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,330.26	$28.06 CA$39.60	-31.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB824.18	??
Average			+3.2%

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pay 26.1% less for housing

	Moscow	Fort St John
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB809.45	$59.62 CA$84.16	+503.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB119K	$724.76 CA$1,023.10	-50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB65,900.59	$701.38 CA$990.10	-12.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,702.75	$96.54 CA$136.28	-32.4%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 13.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Fort St John
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,277.41	$701.38 CA$990.10	-13.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	??
Average			-13.3%

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pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Fort St John
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB383.34	$6.22 CA$8.79	+33.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB303.05	$3.86 CA$5.45	+4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB282.71	$14.37 CA$20.29	+316.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,441.84	$13.33 CA$18.81	-68.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB766.68	$10.52 CA$14.85	+12.4%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Fort St John
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,886.04	$70.10 CA$98.96	-35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,117.58	$46.22 CA$65.25	-26.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,904.07	$105.21 CA$148.51	-27.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,762.26	$140.28 CA$198.02	-22.2%
Average			-27.9%

Moscow vs. Fort St John - Cost of clothing

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