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General Santos vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

General Santos is 5.5% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 62.2% less in General Santos
Groceries: pay 41.3% more in General Santos
Transportation: pay 31.6% less in General Santos
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in General Santos
Childcare: pay 64.1% less in General Santos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.2% less in General Santos
Clothing: pay 37.5% less in General Santos

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

General Santos vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in General Santos instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 62.2% less for restaurants

	Moscow	General Santos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB927.45	$4.30 ₱252.18	-64.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB463.73	$3.01 ₱176.52	-49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB107.44	$0.31 ₱18.16	-77.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB47.53	$0.26 ₱15.13	-57.8%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 41.3% more for groceries

	Moscow	General Santos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB65.76	$1.25 ₱73.13	+47.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB487.29	$2.92 ₱171.48	-53.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB359.07	$6.76 ₱396.47	+46.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB130.76	$2.02 ₱118.69	+20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB191.42	$1.99 ₱116.67	-19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB62.89	$1.29 ₱75.49	+59.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB67.62	$0.51 ₱29.92	-41.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB70.09	$1.03 ₱60.58	+14.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB127.43	$0.61 ₱35.57	-63.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB33.17	$0.95 ₱55.90	+123.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.31	$1.42 ₱83.50	+320.6%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 31.6% less for transportation

	Moscow	General Santos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB220.59	$4.09 ₱239.60	+44.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,847.28	$8.60 ₱504.35	-76.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,875,107.01	$21,503.90 ₱1,260,880.84	-41.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB445.18	$2.75 ₱161.39	-51.9%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Moscow	General Santos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB607.45	$33.83 ₱1,983.79	+332.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB97,382.66	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB55,120.27	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,595.15	$80.46 ₱4,717.71	-27.2%
Average			+152.8%

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pay 64.1% less for childcare

	Moscow	General Santos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB51,009.96	$115.64 ₱6,780.74	-82.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,110,255.03	$7,741.40 ₱453,917.10	-45.8%
Average			-64.1%

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pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	General Santos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB324.61	$1.29 ₱75.65	-69.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB245.32	$2.15 ₱126.09	-31.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB231.86	$2.58 ₱151.31	-13.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,464.53	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB510.10	$4.30 ₱252.18	-34.5%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 37.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	General Santos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,910.82	$64.51 ₱3,782.64	-15.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,709.82	$29.25 ₱1,714.80	-38.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,554.97	$75.26 ₱4,413.08	-38.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,185.71	$66.66 ₱3,908.73	-57.5%
Average			-37.5%

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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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