Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Norway

Halden vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Halden is 33.7% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 96.8% more in Halden
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Halden
Transportation: pay 64.1% more in Halden
Housing: pay 4.8% more in Halden
Childcare: pay 58.7% less in Halden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.1% more in Halden
Clothing: pay 13.7% less in Halden

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

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Halden vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 96.8% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Halden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB996.18	$20.88 NOK199.56	+78.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB597.71	$12.53 NOK119.73	+78.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB137.76	$3.65 NOK34.92	+125.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB71.18	$3.13 NOK29.93	+274.7%
Average			+96.8%

Moscow vs. Halden - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Halden
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB86.67	$4.16 NOK39.76	+308.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB607.83	$7.40 NOK70.73	+3.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB392.86	$9.09 NOK86.87	+97.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB158.76	$4.76 NOK45.50	+155.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB254.08	$6.87 NOK65.63	+130.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB79.37	$1.50 NOK14.35	+61.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB69.29	$1.20 NOK11.42	+46.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB76.80	$1.57 NOK15.03	+74.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB152.11	$1.80 NOK17.20	+0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB34.61	$1.18 NOK11.31	+191.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB27.55	$1.29 NOK12.37	+300.1%
Average			+102.7%

Moscow vs. Halden - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Halden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB282.00	$8.17 NOK78.09	+146.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,461.72	$43.85 NOK419.07	+7.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$48,017.78 NOK459K	+23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB856.71	$26.52 NOK253.44	+163.6%
Average			+64.1%

Moscow vs. Halden - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.8% more for housing

	Moscow	Halden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB841.41	$55.32 NOK528.63	+459.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB124K	$939.68 NOK8,980.08	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB68,502.01	$835.27 NOK7,982.29	+3.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB12,164.72	$318.93 NOK3,047.85	+123.3%
Average			+4.8%

Moscow vs. Halden - Cost of housing

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pay 58.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Halden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB68,893.70	$235.44 NOK2,250.01	-70.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$15,500.12 NOK148K	-41.3%
Average			-58.7%

Moscow vs. Halden - Cost of childcare

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pay 75.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Halden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB398.47	$10.23 NOK97.78	+118.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB315.01	$4.70 NOK44.90	+27.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB293.87	$15.14 NOK144.68	+338.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,577.71	$55.81 NOK533.32	+32.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB796.94	$16.18 NOK154.66	+72.9%
Average			+75.1%

Moscow vs. Halden - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Halden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB9,236.82	$99.19 NOK947.90	-8.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,319.60	$59.75 NOK570.96	-4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,373.98	$132.59 NOK1,267.09	-8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB15,345.00	$125.29 NOK1,197.34	-30.5%
Average			-13.7%

Moscow vs. Halden - Cost of clothing

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