Cost of living comparison

compared to

Halmstad vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Halmstad is 56.6% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Halmstad
Groceries: pay 71.9% more in Halmstad
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Halmstad
Housing: pay 74.9% more in Halmstad
Childcare: pay 73.3% less in Halmstad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.7% more in Halmstad
Clothing: pay 7.5% less in Halmstad

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

Halmstad vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Halmstad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$13.75 SEK127.49	+15.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$12.17 SEK112.78	+103.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$3.04 SEK28.14	+119.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$2.44 SEK22.63	+299.2%
Average			+134.5%

Moscow vs. Halmstad - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 71.9% more for groceries

	Moscow	Halmstad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$2.64 SEK24.52	+212.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$5.80 SEK53.74	-7.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$5.86 SEK54.37	+26.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$3.56 SEK33.00	+111.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$4.32 SEK40.03	+75.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$1.48 SEK13.71	+82.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$1.20 SEK11.12	+37.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$1.38 SEK12.83	+53.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$1.92 SEK17.79	+17.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.72 SEK6.67	+68.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.72 SEK6.67	+112.6%
Average			+71.9%

Moscow vs. Halmstad - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Halmstad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$7.10 SEK65.78	+150.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$68.76 SEK637.44	+87.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$23,274.14 SEK215,748.91	-37.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$19.90 SEK184.44	+247.4%
Average			+112.0%

Moscow vs. Halmstad - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 74.9% more for housing

	Moscow	Halmstad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$37.03 SEK343.24	+373.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$617.12 SEK5,720.62	-50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$581.85 SEK5,393.72	-18.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$104.84 SEK971.86	-5.2%
Average			+74.9%

Moscow vs. Halmstad - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 73.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Halmstad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$158.69 SEK1,471.02	-75.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$4,151.26 SEK38,481.76	-70.9%
Average			-73.3%

Moscow vs. Halmstad - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 83.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Halmstad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$7.41 SEK68.65	+77.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$4.92 SEK45.62	+55.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$6.88 SEK63.74	+130.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$39.62 SEK367.26	-11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$17.46 SEK161.81	+165.9%
Average			+83.7%

Moscow vs. Halmstad - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 7.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Halmstad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$84.98 SEK787.75	+11.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$37.03 SEK343.24	-22.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$96.63 SEK895.74	-21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$160.31 SEK1,486.03	+2.2%
Average			-7.5%

Moscow vs. Halmstad - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Moscow vs.

Hanoi

Moscow vs.

Prague

Moscow vs.

Ankara

Moscow vs.

Phnom Penh

Moscow vs.

London

Moscow vs.

Ottawa

Moscow vs.

Warsaw

Moscow vs.

Nairobi

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Russia vs. Sweden. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Russia and Sweden.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Moscow

Add prices for Halmstad

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Halmstad or Moscow. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.