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Hilton Head Island vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Hilton Head Island is 79.5% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Hilton Head Island
Groceries: pay 89.1% more in Hilton Head Island
Transportation: pay 43.5% more in Hilton Head Island
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Hilton Head Island
Childcare: pay 39.0% more in Hilton Head Island
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.4% more in Hilton Head Island
Clothing: pay 42.8% less in Hilton Head Island

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Hilton Head Island are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Hilton Head Island.

Hilton Head Island vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hilton Head Island instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Hilton Head Island
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$20.00	+67.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$11.00	+84.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$3.00	+117.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$2.00	+227.0%
Average			+124.0%

Moscow vs. Hilton Head Island - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	Hilton Head Island
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$3.58	+323.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$4.41	-29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$2.75	-40.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$2.88	+71.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$3.95	+60.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$1.95	+141.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.66	-23.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$1.35	+49.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$1.82	+10.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$1.11	+159.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$1.21	+257.4%
Average			+89.1%

Moscow vs. Hilton Head Island - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.5% more for transportation

	Moscow	Hilton Head Island
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$2.55	-10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$32,000.00	-13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$14.55	+154.1%
Average			+43.5%

Moscow vs. Hilton Head Island - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Moscow	Hilton Head Island
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$60.90	+679.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$2,133.33	+70.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$1,800.00	+153.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$140.49	+27.0%
Average			+232.6%

Moscow vs. Hilton Head Island - Cost of housing

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pay 39.0% more for childcare

	Moscow	Hilton Head Island
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$1,312.50	+100.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$11,133.33	-22.1%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 71.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Hilton Head Island
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$5.50	+31.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$5.00	+58.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$8.99	+201.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$20.00	-55.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$14.50	+120.9%
Average			+71.4%

Moscow vs. Hilton Head Island - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 42.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Hilton Head Island
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$35.00	-54.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$35.00	-26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$80.00	-34.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$70.00	-55.4%
Average			-42.8%

Moscow vs. Hilton Head Island - Cost of clothing

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