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Russia

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United Kingdom

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Thames is 58.2% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 75.0% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Groceries: pay 33.5% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Transportation: pay 41.8% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Housing: pay 89.8% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Childcare: pay 65.8% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Kingston Upon Thames
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in Kingston Upon Thames

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Kingston Upon Thames are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Kingston Upon Thames.

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Kingston Upon Thames vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston Upon Thames instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 75.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Kingston Upon Thames
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$21.80 £16.36	+86.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$10.57 £7.93	+50.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$2.95 £2.22	+82.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$1.78 £1.34	+113.4%
Average			+75.0%

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pay 33.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	Kingston Upon Thames
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$1.72 £1.29	+68.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$4.24 £3.18	-40.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$6.28 £4.71	+36.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$5.01 £3.76	+168.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$3.98 £2.98	+33.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$1.44 £1.08	+54.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$0.63 £0.47	-22.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$1.15 £0.87	+27.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$1.28 £0.96	-28.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$0.74 £0.55	+81.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$0.80 £0.60	+146.8%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 41.8% more for transportation

	Moscow	Kingston Upon Thames
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$7.70 £5.78	+132.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$42.29 £31.73	+4.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	-1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$16.52 £12.39	+64.2%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 89.8% more for housing

	Moscow	Kingston Upon Thames
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$40.48 £30.38	+309.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$2,015.19 £1,512.00	+38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$1,866.53 £1,400.46	+132.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$284.00 £213.09	+98.8%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 65.8% more for childcare

	Moscow	Kingston Upon Thames
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$2,636.27 £1,977.99	+225.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$22,279.43 £16,716.25	-15.7%
Average			+65.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Kingston Upon Thames
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$9.25 £6.94	+97.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$5.38 £4.04	+45.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$23.46 £17.60	+579.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$102.63 £77.00	+144.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$19.82 £14.87	+111.8%
Average			+125.7%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Kingston Upon Thames
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$113.97 £85.51	+5.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$52.86 £39.66	-15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$79.29 £59.49	-45.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$105.71 £79.32	-41.3%
Average			-27.0%

Moscow vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of clothing

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