Cost of living comparison

Russia

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United States

Las Vegas vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Las Vegas is 43.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Las Vegas
Groceries: pay 66.7% more in Las Vegas
Transportation: pay 37.6% more in Las Vegas
Housing: pay 48.7% more in Las Vegas
Childcare: pay 20.1% more in Las Vegas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.6% more in Las Vegas
Clothing: pay 47.7% less in Las Vegas

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

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Las Vegas vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Las Vegas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$25.00	+113.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$13.50	+92.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$4.46	+175.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$3.08	+268.0%
Average			+123.1%

Moscow vs. Las Vegas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	Las Vegas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$3.41	+235.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$6.64	-6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$3.39	-26.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$4.48	+140.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$5.20	+74.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$1.96	+109.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$0.74	-9.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$1.67	+85.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$1.75	-2.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$1.05	+158.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$1.04	+220.6%
Average			+66.7%

Moscow vs. Las Vegas - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Las Vegas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$4.74	+43.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$65.00	+59.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$37,191.00	-4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$24.73	+145.8%
Average			+37.6%

Moscow vs. Las Vegas - Cost of transportation

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pay 48.7% more for housing

	Moscow	Las Vegas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$79.43	+703.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$1,608.07	+10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$1,461.54	+81.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$156.48	+9.5%
Average			+48.7%

Moscow vs. Las Vegas - Cost of housing

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pay 20.1% more for childcare

	Moscow	Las Vegas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$1,223.33	+51.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$25,220.00	-4.5%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Las Vegas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$7.50	+60.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$6.08	+64.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$9.88	+186.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$30.36	-27.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$14.88	+59.0%
Average			+39.6%

Moscow vs. Las Vegas - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 47.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Las Vegas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$46.20	-57.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$36.58	-41.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$83.22	-42.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$94.00	-47.8%
Average			-47.7%

Moscow vs. Las Vegas - Cost of clothing

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