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Jeffreys Bay vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Jeffreys Bay is 0.7% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 16.1% less in Jeffreys Bay
Groceries: pay 2.5% more in Jeffreys Bay
Transportation: pay 9.8% more in Jeffreys Bay
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Jeffreys Bay
Childcare: pay 72.8% less in Jeffreys Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.6% less in Jeffreys Bay
Clothing: pay 22.9% less in Jeffreys Bay

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

Jeffreys Bay vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeffreys Bay instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 16.1% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Jeffreys Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$5.74 ZAR97.09	-51.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$5.10 ZAR86.41	-14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$0.72 ZAR12.14	-48.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.92 ZAR15.53	+50.1%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 2.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	Jeffreys Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.00 ZAR16.99	+18.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$3.08 ZAR52.18	-50.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$4.13 ZAR69.83	-10.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.72 ZAR46.12	+61.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$2.13 ZAR36.11	-13.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$0.79 ZAR13.38	-2.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.69 ZAR11.64	-20.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.72 ZAR12.11	-20.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.74 ZAR12.55	-54.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.72 ZAR12.20	+68.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.52 ZAR8.72	+52.1%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 9.8% more for transportation

	Moscow	Jeffreys Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$4.97 ZAR84.16	+75.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$16,003.22 ZAR270,875.25	-56.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$6.35 ZAR107.52	+10.9%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Moscow	Jeffreys Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$45.59 ZAR771.69	+483.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$334.60 ZAR5,663.46	-52.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$90.62 ZAR1,533.80	-18.1%
Average			+137.5%

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pay 72.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Jeffreys Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$132.21 ZAR2,237.88	-79.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$4,902.96 ZAR82,988.96	-65.7%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Jeffreys Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$1.86 ZAR31.55	-55.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$1.82 ZAR30.74	-42.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$3.07 ZAR51.94	+2.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$17.15 ZAR290.29	-61.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$2.87 ZAR48.54	-56.3%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 22.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Jeffreys Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$67.68 ZAR1,145.64	-11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$38.22 ZAR646.93	-19.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$99.42 ZAR1,682.86	-19.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$91.77 ZAR1,553.41	-41.5%
Average			-22.9%

Moscow vs. Jeffreys Bay - Cost of clothing

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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

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