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Gold Coast vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Gold Coast is 2.1 times more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Gold Coast
Groceries: pay 92.9% more in Gold Coast
Transportation: pay 55.4% more in Gold Coast
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Gold Coast
Childcare: pay 88.8% more in Gold Coast
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Gold Coast
Clothing: pay 16.6% less in Gold Coast

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

Gold Coast vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gold Coast instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Gold Coast
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB953.59	$17.99 A$25.74	+50.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB476.80	$9.81 A$14.04	+64.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.47	$2.78 A$3.98	+101.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.87	$2.34 A$3.34	+282.0%
Average			+124.6%

Moscow vs. Gold Coast - Cost of restaurants

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pay 92.9% more for groceries

	Moscow	Gold Coast
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.62	$2.58 A$3.69	+204.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB501.02	$3.78 A$5.41	-39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB369.19	$5.29 A$7.57	+14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.44	$4.68 A$6.70	+178.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.82	$4.04 A$5.77	+63.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.67	$1.62 A$2.32	+100.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.53	$1.29 A$1.85	+48.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.06	$1.68 A$2.41	+86.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB131.02	$1.78 A$2.54	+8.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.11	$1.04 A$1.49	+143.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.06	$1.06 A$1.51	+212.6%
Average			+92.9%

Moscow vs. Gold Coast - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Gold Coast
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.81	$4.42 A$6.32	+55.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,927.53	$52.33 A$74.88	+42.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$29,060.36 A$41,580.14	-21.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB457.72	$14.01 A$20.05	+144.6%
Average			+55.4%

Moscow vs. Gold Coast - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Moscow	Gold Coast
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB624.57	$55.20 A$78.98	+606.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB100K	$1,818.60 A$2,602.09	+45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,673.71	$1,341.06 A$1,918.81	+89.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,837.38	$169.08 A$241.93	+52.9%
Average			+198.3%

Moscow vs. Gold Coast - Cost of housing

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pay 88.8% more for childcare

	Moscow	Gold Coast
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,447.56	$2,150.05 A$3,076.34	+227.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$7,156.66 A$10,239.89	-49.9%
Average			+88.8%

Moscow vs. Gold Coast - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Gold Coast
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB333.76	$6.54 A$9.36	+56.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB252.23	$3.52 A$5.03	+11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB238.40	$32.05 A$45.86	+974.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,562.17	$38.60 A$55.22	-13.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB524.48	$13.08 A$18.72	+99.3%
Average			+225.7%

Moscow vs. Gold Coast - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Gold Coast
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,077.40	$60.84 A$87.05	-20.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,814.37	$48.28 A$69.08	+1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,824.26	$90.28 A$129.17	-26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,529.14	$124.29 A$177.84	-20.7%
Average			-16.6%

Moscow vs. Gold Coast - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2026

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