Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Spain

Javea (Xabia) vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Javea (Xabia) is 12.6% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 97.2% more in Javea (Xabia)
Groceries: pay 19.3% more in Javea (Xabia)
Transportation: pay 40.0% more in Javea (Xabia)
Housing: pay 36.5% more in Javea (Xabia)
Childcare: pay 62.3% less in Javea (Xabia)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% less in Javea (Xabia)
Clothing: pay 41.6% less in Javea (Xabia)

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

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Javea (Xabia) vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Javea (Xabia) instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 97.2% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Javea (Xabia)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB978.33	$21.83 €19.40	+86.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB587.00	$11.20 €9.95	+59.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB135.29	$2.88 €2.56	+78.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.91	$2.21 €1.96	+164.6%
Average			+97.2%

Moscow vs. Javea (Xabia) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.3% more for groceries

	Moscow	Javea (Xabia)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB85.11	$1.22 €1.08	+19.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB596.93	$5.06 €4.50	-29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB385.82	$3.98 €3.54	-13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB155.91	$2.89 €2.57	+55.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB249.52	$3.05 €2.71	+2.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.95	$0.81 €0.72	-13.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB68.05	$0.68 €0.60	-16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB75.43	$0.53 €0.47	-41.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB149.39	$1.16 €1.03	-34.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.99	$0.86 €0.77	+112.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB27.06	$0.88 €0.78	+172.1%
Average			+19.3%

Moscow vs. Javea (Xabia) - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.0% more for transportation

	Moscow	Javea (Xabia)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB276.94	$6.38 €5.67	+92.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,399.68	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$35,271.67 €31,333.09	-9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB841.36	$13.73 €12.20	+36.5%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 36.5% more for housing

	Moscow	Javea (Xabia)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB826.33	$26.69 €23.71	+170.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB122K	$1,007.76 €895.23	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB67,274.34	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,946.70	$100.22 €89.02	-29.8%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 62.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Javea (Xabia)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB67,659.00	$391.91 €348.15	-51.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$7,128.98 €6,332.93	-73.0%
Average			-62.3%

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pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Javea (Xabia)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB391.33	$3.92 €3.48	-16.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB309.37	$2.15 €1.91	-41.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB288.61	$5.60 €4.97	+62.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,513.59	$50.39 €44.76	+19.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB782.66	$6.72 €5.97	-28.2%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 41.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Javea (Xabia)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB9,071.28	$72.78 €64.66	-32.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,224.26	$27.99 €24.87	-55.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,152.21	$102.18 €90.77	-29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB15,069.99	$92.38 €82.06	-48.7%
Average			-41.6%

Moscow vs. Javea (Xabia) - Cost of clothing

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