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Russia

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Fort Worth vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Fort Worth is 49.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 80.8% more in Fort Worth
Groceries: pay 99.8% more in Fort Worth
Transportation: pay 26.5% more in Fort Worth
Housing: pay 44.9% more in Fort Worth
Childcare: pay 58.7% more in Fort Worth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.6% more in Fort Worth
Clothing: pay 27.3% less in Fort Worth

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

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Fort Worth vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.8% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Fort Worth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.71	$20.00	+71.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.82	$12.00	+71.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.95	$2.86	+77.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.15	$2.41	+188.3%
Average			+80.8%

Moscow vs. Fort Worth - Cost of restaurants

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pay 99.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Fort Worth
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.75	$3.97	+290.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.37	$5.44	-23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.58	$3.42	-25.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.76	$3.79	+103.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.67	$6.83	+129.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.87	$2.93	+214.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.37	$1.20	+47.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.45	$2.33	+158.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.49	$2.13	+19.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.65	$1.18	+189.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.99	$1.55	+378.6%
Average			+99.8%

Moscow vs. Fort Worth - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.5% more for transportation

	Moscow	Fort Worth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB266.01	$3.68	+11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,265.48	$78.26	+92.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$36,732.20	-5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB808.15	$16.92	+68.2%
Average			+26.5%

Moscow vs. Fort Worth - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.9% more for housing

	Moscow	Fort Worth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.71	$82.50	+735.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$1,655.00	+13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,618.54	$1,313.43	+63.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	$160.40	+12.3%
Average			+44.9%

Moscow vs. Fort Worth - Cost of housing

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pay 58.7% more for childcare

	Moscow	Fort Worth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,988.02	$1,912.50	+136.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$28,133.33	+6.5%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Fort Worth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.88	$5.50	+17.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.16	$6.22	+68.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.21	$9.46	+174.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,374.88	$55.66	+32.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.76	$15.62	+66.9%
Average			+54.6%

Moscow vs. Fort Worth - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Fort Worth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,713.17	$60.50	-44.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,018.03	$50.00	-20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,672.48	$124.17	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,475.07	$132.23	-26.6%
Average			-27.3%

Moscow vs. Fort Worth - Cost of clothing

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