Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Belgium

Kortrijk vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Kortrijk is 5.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 87.7% more in Kortrijk
Groceries: pay 21.4% more in Kortrijk
Transportation: pay 44.9% more in Kortrijk
Housing: pay 14.9% less in Kortrijk
Childcare: pay 28.6% less in Kortrijk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% more in Kortrijk
Clothing: pay 47.9% less in Kortrijk

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

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Kortrijk vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.7% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Kortrijk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB958.35	$22.39 €20.09	+91.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB575.01	$11.20 €10.05	+59.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB132.53	$2.94 €2.64	+81.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB68.48	$2.61 €2.34	+212.6%
Average			+87.7%

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pay 21.4% more for groceries

	Moscow	Kortrijk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB83.38	$1.79 €1.61	+76.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB584.74	$5.77 €5.18	-19.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB377.94	$4.45 €3.99	-3.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB152.73	$3.02 €2.71	+62.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB244.43	$3.81 €3.42	+27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB76.36	$0.97 €0.87	+3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.66	$0.89 €0.80	+9.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.89	$0.91 €0.82	+1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB146.33	$0.89 €0.80	-50.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.29	$0.88 €0.79	+116.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.50	$0.77 €0.69	+139.3%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 44.9% more for transportation

	Moscow	Kortrijk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB271.29	$7.00 €6.28	+111.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,330.26	$54.87 €49.22	+35.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$34,527.05 €30,975.94	-11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB824.18	$20.16 €18.08	+100.3%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 14.9% less for housing

	Moscow	Kortrijk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB809.45	$53.04 €47.59	+436.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB119K	$839.80 €753.43	-42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB65,900.59	$727.83 €652.97	-9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,702.75	$156.98 €140.84	+9.9%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 28.6% less for childcare

	Moscow	Kortrijk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,277.41	$671.84 €602.74	-17.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$16,230.57 €14,561.25	-38.6%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Kortrijk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB383.34	$4.48 €4.02	-4.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB303.05	$2.94 €2.64	-20.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB282.71	$12.88 €11.55	+273.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,441.84	$51.79 €46.46	+23.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB766.68	$14.56 €13.06	+55.5%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 47.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Kortrijk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,886.04	$55.99 €50.23	-48.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,117.58	$26.13 €23.44	-58.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,904.07	$88.65 €79.53	-39.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,762.26	$100.78 €90.41	-44.1%
Average			-47.9%

Moscow vs. Kortrijk - Cost of clothing

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