Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 74.8% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 22.7% more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB915.41
|
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB454.15
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB101.94
|
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB435.21
|
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB333.91
|
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB160.67
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB201.53
|
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB63.27
|
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB73.18
|
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB143.69
|
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB213.54
|
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,755.18
|
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,675.30
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB524.80
|
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB555.98
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB81,349.66
|
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB49,085.72
|
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,352.59
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
|
pay 82.4% more for childcare
Moscow
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB44,672.44
|
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,849.15
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
|
pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB302.77
|
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB243.00
|
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.12
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,037.83
|
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB504.61
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
|
pay 39.8% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,103.75
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,291.98
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,881.97
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,529.76
|
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
|
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