Cost of living comparison

Russia

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United States

Greenville vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Greenville is 37.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 65.6% more in Greenville
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Greenville
Transportation: pay 8.0% more in Greenville
Housing: pay 33.7% more in Greenville
Childcare: pay 10.8% less in Greenville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.9% more in Greenville
Clothing: pay 40.9% less in Greenville

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

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Greenville vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Greenville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB958.35	$18.08	+54.6%
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	$3.00	+85.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB68.48	$2.04	+144.5%
Average			+65.6%

Moscow vs. Greenville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Greenville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB83.38	$3.78	+271.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB584.74	$7.58	+6.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB377.94	$3.56	-22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB152.73	$3.96	+112.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB244.43	$5.84	+95.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB76.36	$3.00	+221.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.66	$0.69	-14.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.89	$3.38	+274.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB146.33	$2.66	+49.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.29	$2.21	+444.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.50	$1.94	+498.9%
Average			+121.5%

Moscow vs. Greenville - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.0% more for transportation

	Moscow	Greenville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB271.29	$3.44	+4.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,330.26	$50.00	+23.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$35,112.00	-9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB824.18	$15.31	+52.1%
Average			+8.0%

Moscow vs. Greenville - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.7% more for housing

	Moscow	Greenville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB809.45	$60.00	+507.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB119K	$1,718.00	+18.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB65,900.59	$1,234.00	+53.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,702.75	$111.28	-22.1%
Average			+33.7%

Moscow vs. Greenville - Cost of housing

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pay 10.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Greenville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,277.41	$1,700.00	+110.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$10,000.00	-62.2%
Average			-10.8%

Moscow vs. Greenville - Cost of childcare

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pay 55.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Greenville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB383.34	$6.00	+28.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB303.05	$5.45	+47.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB282.71	$8.50	+146.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,441.84	$64.83	+54.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB766.68	$15.00	+60.3%
Average			+55.9%

Moscow vs. Greenville - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Greenville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,886.04	$52.50	-51.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,117.58	$35.75	-42.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,904.07	$87.20	-40.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,762.26	$132.25	-26.6%
Average			-40.9%

Moscow vs. Greenville - Cost of clothing

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