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Russia

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Kawagoe vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Kawagoe is 23.5% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 18.2% less in Kawagoe
Groceries: pay 78.8% more in Kawagoe
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Kawagoe
Housing: pay 13.9% less in Kawagoe
Childcare: pay 51.2% less in Kawagoe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% more in Kawagoe
Clothing: pay 47.1% less in Kawagoe

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

Kawagoe vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.2% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Kawagoe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB958.59	$6.68 ¥1,067	-44.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB479.29	$5.01 ¥800	-16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB111.05	$1.00 ¥160	-27.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.13	$0.70 ¥112	+14.7%
Average			-18.2%

Moscow vs. Kawagoe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Kawagoe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.97	$1.34 ¥213	+57.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB503.65	$3.34 ¥533	-46.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB371.13	$4.55 ¥727	-1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB135.15	$1.49 ¥238	-11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB197.85	$3.03 ¥484	+23.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.00	$2.73 ¥436	+237.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.89	$1.52 ¥242	+74.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.44	$1.97 ¥315	+118.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB131.71	$1.52 ¥242	-7.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.29	$1.52 ¥242	+255.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.20	$0.91 ¥145	+168.6%
Average			+78.8%

Moscow vs. Kawagoe - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Kawagoe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB228.00	$4.25 ¥679	+49.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,942.86	$167.06 ¥26,672	+356.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$16,706.04 ¥3M	-54.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB460.12	$30.07 ¥4,801	+425.0%
Average			+194.0%

Moscow vs. Kawagoe - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.9% less for housing

	Moscow	Kawagoe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB627.84	$16.71 ¥2,667	+113.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB101K	$467.77 ¥74,681	-62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,970.54	$267.30 ¥42,675	-62.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,883.67	$61.65 ¥9,842	-44.3%
Average			-13.9%

Moscow vs. Kawagoe - Cost of housing

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pay 51.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Kawagoe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,722.26	$334.12 ¥53,344	-49.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$6,682.41 ¥1M	-53.2%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Kawagoe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB335.51	$2.00 ¥320	-52.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB253.55	$3.34 ¥533	+5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB239.65	$4.74 ¥757	+59.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,580.83	$57.91 ¥9,246	+29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB527.22	$11.03 ¥1,760	+68.0%
Average			+22.1%

Moscow vs. Kawagoe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 47.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Kawagoe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,109.24	$33.41 ¥5,334	-56.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,834.35	$33.41 ¥5,334	-30.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,875.71	$46.78 ¥7,468	-62.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,594.76	$93.55 ¥14,936	-40.3%
Average			-47.1%

Moscow vs. Kawagoe - Cost of clothing

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