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Russia

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Goose Creek vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Goose Creek is 22.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 54.6% more in Goose Creek
Groceries: pay 81.5% more in Goose Creek
Transportation: pay 3.7% more in Goose Creek
Housing: pay 26.7% more in Goose Creek
Childcare: pay 37.1% less in Goose Creek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.0% more in Goose Creek
Clothing: pay 46.7% less in Goose Creek

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

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Goose Creek vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Goose Creek instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 54.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Goose Creek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB958.35	$16.00	+36.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB575.01	$11.00	+56.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB132.53	$2.67	+64.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB68.48	$2.00	+139.3%
Average			+54.6%

Moscow vs. Goose Creek - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	Goose Creek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB83.38	$3.03	+197.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB584.74	$6.34	-11.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB377.94	$3.37	-27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB152.73	$2.88	+54.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB244.43	$6.75	+126.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB76.36	$2.42	+159.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.66	$0.66	-18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.89	$2.10	+132.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB146.33	$2.09	+16.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.29	$1.70	+318.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.50	$1.41	+336.6%
Average			+81.5%

Moscow vs. Goose Creek - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	Goose Creek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB271.29	$3.22	-2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,330.26	$60.00	+47.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$28,500.00	-26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB824.18	$15.43	+53.4%
Average			+3.7%

Moscow vs. Goose Creek - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.7% more for housing

	Moscow	Goose Creek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB809.45	$81.11	+720.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB119K	$1,391.00	-4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB65,900.59	$1,200.00	+49.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,702.75	$132.74	-7.1%
Average			+26.7%

Moscow vs. Goose Creek - Cost of housing

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pay 37.1% less for childcare

	Moscow	Goose Creek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,277.41	$650.00	-19.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$13,000.00	-50.8%
Average			-37.1%

Moscow vs. Goose Creek - Cost of childcare

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pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Goose Creek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB383.34	$5.00	+6.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB303.05	$5.00	+35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB282.71	$7.75	+124.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,441.84	$44.67	+6.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB766.68	$10.50	+12.2%
Average			+22.0%

Moscow vs. Goose Creek - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 46.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Goose Creek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,886.04	$47.67	-56.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,117.58	$37.28	-40.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,904.07	$81.67	-43.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,762.26	$98.33	-45.4%
Average			-46.7%

Moscow vs. Goose Creek - Cost of clothing

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