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Las Cruces vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Las Cruces is 54.6% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Las Cruces
Groceries: pay 80.5% more in Las Cruces
Transportation: pay 21.8% more in Las Cruces
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Las Cruces
Childcare: pay 41.5% less in Las Cruces
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.9% more in Las Cruces
Clothing: pay 39.0% less in Las Cruces

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

Las Cruces vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Las Cruces instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Las Cruces
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$20.00	+67.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$12.00	+101.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$2.67	+93.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$1.68	+175.3%
Average			+109.4%

Moscow vs. Las Cruces - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	Las Cruces
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$2.47	+191.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$5.63	-10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$2.82	-39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$3.20	+90.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$4.69	+90.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.55	+91.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.61	-29.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.77	+96.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$1.97	+20.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$1.05	+146.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$1.14	+237.7%
Average			+80.5%

Moscow vs. Las Cruces - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.8% more for transportation

	Moscow	Las Cruces
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$2.76	-2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$32.00	-12.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$29,000.00	-21.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$12.85	+124.3%
Average			+21.8%

Moscow vs. Las Cruces - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Moscow	Las Cruces
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$69.17	+784.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$980.00	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$775.00	+9.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$98.14	-11.3%
Average			+190.3%

Moscow vs. Las Cruces - Cost of housing

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pay 41.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Las Cruces
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$450.00	-31.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$6,930.00	-51.5%
Average			-41.5%

Moscow vs. Las Cruces - Cost of childcare

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pay 60.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Las Cruces
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$5.00	+19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$5.27	+67.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$8.29	+177.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$39.00	-12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$10.00	+52.4%
Average			+60.9%

Moscow vs. Las Cruces - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 39.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Las Cruces
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$41.00	-46.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$32.00	-33.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$73.00	-40.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$99.67	-36.4%
Average			-39.0%

Moscow vs. Las Cruces - Cost of clothing

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