Cost of living comparison

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Kodiak vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Kodiak is 74.2% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 2.5 times more in Kodiak
Groceries
pay 2.4 times more in Kodiak
Transportation
pay 21.4% more in Kodiak
Housing
pay 56.2% more in Kodiak
Entertainment and Sports
pay 63.3% more in Kodiak

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

Kodiak vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Kodiak
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.70
RUB958.35
$39.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.02
RUB575.01
$14.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.62
RUB132.53
$3.00
 

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

 
Moscow
Kodiak
Bread
1 loaf
$1.02
RUB83.38
$4.40
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.14
RUB584.74
$8.92
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.61
RUB377.94
??

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pay 21.4% more for transportation

 
Moscow
Kodiak
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.31
RUB271.29
$4.02
 
Monthly public transit pass $40.65
RUB3,330.26
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,895.19
RUB3M
??

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pay 56.2% more for housing

 
Moscow
Kodiak
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.88
RUB809.45
$100.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,454.91
RUB119K
$1,700.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $804.40
RUB65,900.59
$1,533.00
 

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Moscow
Kodiak
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $809.00
RUB66,277.41
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $26,421.03
RUB2M
??

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pay 63.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Kodiak
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.68
RUB383.34
$7.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.70
RUB303.05
$5.00
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.45
RUB282.71
??

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Moscow
Kodiak
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$108.46
RUB8,886.04
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.47
RUB5,117.58
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$145.30
RUB11,904.07
??

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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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