Cost of living comparison

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Harrisonburg vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Harrisonburg is 20.7% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 71.4% more in Harrisonburg
Groceries
pay 54.7% more in Harrisonburg
Transportation
pay 7.0% less in Harrisonburg
Housing
pay 17.8% more in Harrisonburg
Childcare
pay 7.3% more in Harrisonburg
Entertainment and Sports
pay 40.6% more in Harrisonburg
Clothing
pay 34.9% less in Harrisonburg

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

Harrisonburg vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 71.4% more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Harrisonburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.70
RUB958.35
$23.50
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.02
RUB575.01
$9.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.62
RUB132.53
$2.69
 

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pay 54.7% more for groceries

 
Moscow
Harrisonburg
Bread
1 loaf
$1.02
RUB83.38
$3.19
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.14
RUB584.74
$4.87
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.61
RUB377.94
$3.49
 

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pay 7.0% less for transportation

 
Moscow
Harrisonburg
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.31
RUB271.29
$3.61
 
Monthly public transit pass $40.65
RUB3,330.26
$25.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,895.19
RUB3M
$36,227.00
 

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pay 17.8% more for housing

 
Moscow
Harrisonburg
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.88
RUB809.45
$72.14
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,454.91
RUB119K
$1,274.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $804.40
RUB65,900.59
$1,218.00
 

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pay 7.3% more for childcare

 
Moscow
Harrisonburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $809.00
RUB66,277.41
$800.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $26,421.03
RUB2M
$30,776.00
 

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pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Harrisonburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.68
RUB383.34
$7.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.70
RUB303.05
$5.00
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.45
RUB282.71
$6.61
 

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pay 34.9% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Harrisonburg
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$108.46
RUB8,886.04
$70.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.47
RUB5,117.58
$45.91
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$145.30
RUB11,904.07
$90.00
 

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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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