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Russia

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L'Aquila vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

L'Aquila is 10.7% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 82.9% more in L'Aquila
Groceries: pay 45.3% more in L'Aquila
Transportation: pay 34.6% more in L'Aquila
Housing: pay 44.0% less in L'Aquila
Childcare: pay 72.2% less in L'Aquila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% more in L'Aquila
Clothing: pay 31.3% less in L'Aquila

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

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L'Aquila vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in L'Aquila instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 82.9% more for restaurants

	Moscow	L'Aquila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.71	$22.39 €19.99	+91.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.82	$13.44 €11.99	+91.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.95	$2.80 €2.50	+73.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.15	$1.12 €1.00	+34.0%
Average			+82.9%

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pay 45.3% more for groceries

	Moscow	L'Aquila
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.75	$2.96 €2.64	+190.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.37	$8.94 €7.98	+25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.58	$5.46 €4.87	+18.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.76	$3.44 €3.07	+84.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.67	$5.58 €4.98	+86.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.87	$0.97 €0.87	+4.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.37	$0.88 €0.79	+8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.45	$1.02 €0.91	+12.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.49	$1.32 €1.18	-26.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.65	$0.74 €0.66	+82.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.99	$0.77 €0.69	+139.4%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 34.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	L'Aquila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB266.01	$7.56 €6.75	+128.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,265.48	$38.63 €34.48	-5.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$34,954.79 €31,198.47	-10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB808.15	$17.02 €15.19	+69.2%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 44.0% less for housing

	Moscow	L'Aquila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.71	$31.07 €27.73	+214.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$545.87 €487.21	-62.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,618.54	$426.90 €381.02	-46.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	$150.36 €134.20	+5.3%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 72.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	L'Aquila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,988.02	$134.37 €119.93	-83.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$12,310.37 €10,987.48	-53.4%
Average			-72.2%

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pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	L'Aquila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.88	$5.60 €5.00	+19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.16	$1.81 €1.62	-51.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.21	$6.44 €5.75	+86.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,374.88	$55.99 €49.97	+33.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.76	$8.68 €7.75	-7.3%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 31.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	L'Aquila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,713.17	$100.78 €89.95	-7.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,018.03	$35.55 €31.73	-43.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,672.48	$99.66 €88.95	-31.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,475.07	$110.57 €98.69	-38.6%
Average			-31.3%

Moscow vs. L'Aquila - Cost of clothing

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