Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Switzerland

Geneva vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Geneva is 2.1 times more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Geneva
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Geneva
Transportation: pay 96.5% more in Geneva
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Geneva
Childcare: pay 97.8% more in Geneva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Geneva
Clothing: pay 16.4% more in Geneva

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

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Geneva vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Geneva instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Geneva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$30.00 CHF24.78	+156.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$18.60 CHF15.36	+165.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$4.96 CHF4.10	+206.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$4.11 CHF3.39	+391.4%
Average			+181.9%

Moscow vs. Geneva - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Geneva
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$3.36 CHF2.78	+230.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$12.36 CHF10.21	+73.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$8.65 CHF7.15	+87.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$7.93 CHF6.55	+325.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$13.02 CHF10.75	+336.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$1.57 CHF1.30	+68.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$0.76 CHF0.62	-7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$1.21 CHF1.00	+34.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$2.13 CHF1.76	+19.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$0.72 CHF0.59	+76.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$0.95 CHF0.78	+192.1%
Average			+104.2%

Moscow vs. Geneva - Cost of groceries

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pay 96.5% more for transportation

	Moscow	Geneva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$8.88 CHF7.34	+168.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$90.00 CHF74.33	+121.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$38,639.00 CHF31,913.18	-0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$38.17 CHF31.53	+279.4%
Average			+96.5%

Moscow vs. Geneva - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Moscow	Geneva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$58.13 CHF48.01	+488.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$2,784.93 CHF2,300.16	+91.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$2,102.35 CHF1,736.39	+161.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$216.29 CHF178.64	+51.4%
Average			+121.4%

Moscow vs. Geneva - Cost of housing

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pay 97.8% more for childcare

	Moscow	Geneva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$2,378.34 CHF1,964.34	+194.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$35,161.67 CHF29,041.15	+33.1%
Average			+97.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Geneva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$9.60 CHF7.93	+105.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$6.32 CHF5.22	+70.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$10.80 CHF8.92	+213.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$74.88 CHF61.84	+78.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$24.00 CHF19.82	+156.5%
Average			+110.6%

Moscow vs. Geneva - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.4% more for clothing

	Moscow	Geneva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$134.83 CHF111.36	+24.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$79.32 CHF65.51	+27.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$164.24 CHF135.65	+13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$185.30 CHF153.05	+2.8%
Average			+16.4%

Moscow vs. Geneva - Cost of clothing

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