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Russia

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Garden Grove vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Garden Grove is 52.4% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 92.5% more in Garden Grove
Groceries: pay 97.0% more in Garden Grove
Transportation: pay 46.7% more in Garden Grove
Housing: pay 60.6% more in Garden Grove
Childcare: pay 53.5% more in Garden Grove
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.8% more in Garden Grove
Clothing: pay 41.3% less in Garden Grove

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

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Garden Grove vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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pay 92.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Garden Grove
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	$11.50	+63.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB132.53	$2.75	+70.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB68.48	$2.00	+139.3%
Average			+92.5%

Moscow vs. Garden Grove - Cost of restaurants

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pay 97.0% more for groceries

	Moscow	Garden Grove
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB83.38	$5.18	+408.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB584.74	$6.22	-12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB377.94	$4.43	-3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB152.73	$5.00	+168.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB244.43	$3.99	+33.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB76.36	$2.15	+130.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.66	$0.79	-2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.89	$1.83	+102.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB146.33	$2.54	+42.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.29	$1.63	+301.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.50	$1.41	+335.9%
Average			+97.0%

Moscow vs. Garden Grove - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	Garden Grove
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB271.29	$5.87	+77.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,330.26	$69.00	+69.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$36,998.00	-4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB824.18	$19.41	+93.0%
Average			+46.7%

Moscow vs. Garden Grove - Cost of transportation

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pay 60.6% more for housing

	Moscow	Garden Grove
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB809.45	$70.00	+608.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB119K	$2,200.00	+51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB65,900.59	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,702.75	$164.38	+15.1%
Average			+60.6%

Moscow vs. Garden Grove - Cost of housing

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pay 53.5% more for childcare

	Moscow	Garden Grove
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,277.41	$1,180.00	+45.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$42,700.00	+61.6%
Average			+53.5%

Moscow vs. Garden Grove - Cost of childcare

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pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Garden Grove
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB383.34	$7.25	+54.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB303.05	$5.67	+53.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB282.71	$11.71	+239.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,441.84	$15.00	-64.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB766.68	$15.00	+60.3%
Average			+16.8%

Moscow vs. Garden Grove - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 41.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Garden Grove
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,886.04	$62.66	-42.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,117.58	$40.75	-34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,904.07	$80.00	-44.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,762.26	$103.33	-42.7%
Average			-41.3%

Moscow vs. Garden Grove - Cost of clothing

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