Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Netherlands

Groningen vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Groningen is 37.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Groningen
Groceries: pay 62.8% more in Groningen
Transportation: pay 87.4% more in Groningen
Housing: pay 13.6% more in Groningen
Childcare: pay 20.4% less in Groningen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.9% more in Groningen
Clothing: pay 14.2% less in Groningen

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

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Groningen vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Groningen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB958.35	$20.16 €18.08	+72.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB575.01	$15.68 €14.06	+123.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB132.53	$3.85 €3.45	+137.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB68.48	$3.14 €2.82	+275.8%
Average			+110.7%

Moscow vs. Groningen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Groningen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB83.38	$2.59 €2.32	+154.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB584.74	$6.36 €5.71	-10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB377.94	$5.51 €4.94	+19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB152.73	$4.59 €4.12	+146.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB244.43	$6.00 €5.38	+101.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB76.36	$1.38 €1.23	+47.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.66	$1.11 €1.00	+36.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.89	$1.17 €1.05	+29.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB146.33	$2.18 €1.96	+22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.29	$0.91 €0.82	+123.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.50	$0.72 €0.65	+123.6%
Average			+62.8%

Moscow vs. Groningen - Cost of groceries

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pay 87.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Groningen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB271.29	$9.82 €8.81	+196.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,330.26	$67.18 €60.27	+65.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$41,419.02 €37,159.07	+6.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB824.18	$28.22 €25.32	+180.5%
Average			+87.4%

Moscow vs. Groningen - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.6% more for housing

	Moscow	Groningen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB809.45	$49.67 €44.56	+402.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB119K	$1,327.45 €1,190.92	-8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB65,900.59	$917.85 €823.45	+14.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,702.75	$175.02 €157.02	+22.5%
Average			+13.6%

Moscow vs. Groningen - Cost of housing

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pay 20.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Groningen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,277.41	$1,761.48 €1,580.32	+117.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$7,688.85 €6,898.05	-70.9%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 41.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Groningen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB383.34	$5.60 €5.02	+19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB303.05	$4.55 €4.08	+23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB282.71	$14.56 €13.06	+321.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,441.84	$39.19 €35.16	-6.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB766.68	$16.80 €15.07	+79.5%
Average			+41.9%

Moscow vs. Groningen - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Groningen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,886.04	$106.20 €95.28	-2.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,117.58	$44.80 €40.20	-28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,904.07	$103.03 €92.43	-29.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,762.26	$195.92 €175.77	+8.7%
Average			-14.2%

Moscow vs. Groningen - Cost of clothing

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