Cost of living comparison

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Katerini vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Katerini is 19.7% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 21.4% more in Katerini
Groceries
pay 26.7% more in Katerini
Transportation
pay 66.3% more in Katerini
Housing
pay 62.3% more in Katerini
Childcare
pay 56.0% less in Katerini
Entertainment and Sports
pay 38.2% more in Katerini
Clothing
pay 21.1% less in Katerini

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

Katerini vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 21.4% more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Katerini
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.93
RUB963.00
$13.43
€11.47
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.97
RUB481.50
$9.34
€7.98
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
RUB111.56
$1.67
€1.43

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pay 26.7% more for groceries

 
Moscow
Katerini
Bread
1 loaf
$0.85
RUB68.28
$1.61
€1.37
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.27
RUB505.97
$5.65
€4.82
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
RUB372.84
$5.45
€4.66

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pay 66.3% more for transportation

 
Moscow
Katerini
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.84
RUB229.05
$7.87
€6.72
Monthly public transit pass $36.64
RUB2,956.42
$40.88
€34.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,994.59
RUB2,985,314.80
$28,008.39
€23,915.30

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pay 62.3% more for housing

 
Moscow
Katerini
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.82
RUB630.73
$29.59
€25.26
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,253.04
RUB101,115.50
$329.96
€281.74
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $709.24
RUB57,233.12
$272.53
€232.70

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pay 56.0% less for childcare

 
Moscow
Katerini
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $656.36
RUB52,965.26
$362.08
€309.16
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,285.88
RUB1,152,813.01
$4,671.96
€3,989.21

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pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Katerini
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.18
RUB337.05
$5.84
€4.99
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.16
RUB254.72
$4.09
€3.49
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.98
RUB240.75
$4.67
€3.99

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pay 21.1% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Katerini
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.06
RUB6,137.39
$98.50
€84.11
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.73
RUB3,852.02
$39.42
€33.66
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.95
RUB9,921.23
$69.69
€59.51

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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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