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Grand Bay vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Grand Bay is 19.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% less in Grand Bay
Groceries: pay 9.6% more in Grand Bay
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Grand Bay
Housing: pay 23.5% more in Grand Bay
Childcare: pay 60.5% less in Grand Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.5% more in Grand Bay
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in Grand Bay

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

Grand Bay vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Grand Bay instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 11.5% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Grand Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$8.85 MUR407.57	-25.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$6.83 MUR314.48	+14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$0.98 MUR45.29	-28.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.58 MUR26.60	-5.6%
Average			-11.5%

Moscow vs. Grand Bay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.6% more for groceries

	Moscow	Grand Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$0.74 MUR34.22	-12.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$10.65 MUR490.59	+69.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$4.80 MUR220.94	+3.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.37 MUR109.09	+40.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$2.63 MUR120.96	+6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$0.83 MUR38.04	+2.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.89 MUR41.08	+2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.66 MUR30.58	-26.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$1.21 MUR55.69	-26.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.46 MUR21.30	+8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.46 MUR21.30	+36.6%
Average			+9.6%

Moscow vs. Grand Bay - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Grand Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$5.38 MUR247.92	+89.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$36,041.94 MUR1,660,452.31	-2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	+433.9%
Average			+173.6%

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pay 23.5% more for housing

	Moscow	Grand Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$26.98 MUR1,242.82	+245.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$618.90 MUR28,512.82	-50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$458.72 MUR21,133.03	-35.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$38.42 MUR1,769.97	-65.3%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 60.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Grand Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$158.37 MUR7,295.93	-75.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$7,863.70 MUR362,280.50	-45.0%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Grand Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$2.18 MUR100.63	-47.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$2.59 MUR119.50	-17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$6.55 MUR301.90	+119.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$65.53 MUR3,019.00	+47.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$6.01 MUR276.74	-8.5%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Grand Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$61.89 MUR2,851.28	-18.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$49.15 MUR2,264.25	+3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	-13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	-50.5%
Average			-19.9%

Moscow vs. Grand Bay - 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: December 2025

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