Cost of living comparison

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Gyeonggi vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Gyeonggi is 54.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 13.3% less in Gyeonggi
Groceries
pay 3.8 times more in Gyeonggi
Transportation
pay 53.5% more in Gyeonggi
Housing
pay 19.0% more in Gyeonggi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.1% more in Gyeonggi
Clothing
pay 25.6% less in Gyeonggi

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

Gyeonggi vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 13.3% less for restaurants

 
Moscow
Gyeonggi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.93
RUB950.80
$7.08
₩10,433
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.97
RUB475.40
$5.84
₩8,607
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
RUB110.14
$1.13
₩1,669

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pay 3.8 times more for groceries

 
Moscow
Gyeonggi
Bread
1 loaf
$0.85
RUB67.42
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.27
RUB499.56
??
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
RUB368.11
??

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pay 53.5% more for transportation

 
Moscow
Gyeonggi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.84
RUB226.14
$5.00
₩7,372
Monthly public transit pass $36.64
RUB2,918.97
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,994.59
RUB2,947,491.41
??

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pay 19.0% more for housing

 
Moscow
Gyeonggi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.82
RUB622.74
$20.52
₩30,256
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,253.04
RUB99,834.39
$495.29
₩730,322
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $709.24
RUB56,507.99
$353.78
₩521,659

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Moscow
Gyeonggi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $656.36
RUB52,294.20
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,285.88
RUB1,138,207.09
??

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pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Gyeonggi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.18
RUB332.78
$3.18
₩4,695
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.16
RUB251.50
$3.66
₩5,390
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.98
RUB237.70
??

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pay 25.6% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Gyeonggi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.06
RUB6,059.63
$56.60
₩83,465
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.73
RUB3,803.21
$39.62
₩58,426
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.95
RUB9,795.53
$81.02
₩119,460

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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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