Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Ireland

Limerick vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Limerick is 41.5% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 85.5% more in Limerick
Groceries: pay 86.4% more in Limerick
Transportation: pay 57.1% more in Limerick
Housing: pay 55.4% more in Limerick
Childcare: pay 70.3% less in Limerick
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.5% more in Limerick
Clothing: pay 37.1% less in Limerick

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

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Limerick vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Limerick
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.71	$20.16 €17.99	+72.3%
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	$2.58 €2.31	+59.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.15	$2.25 €2.01	+169.0%
Average			+85.5%

Moscow vs. Limerick - Cost of restaurants

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pay 86.4% more for groceries

	Moscow	Limerick
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.75	$1.83 €1.64	+80.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.37	$4.21 €3.75	-41.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.58	$6.27 €5.60	+36.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.76	$5.36 €4.79	+187.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.67	$5.82 €5.19	+95.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.87	$1.86 €1.66	+99.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.37	$1.21 €1.08	+49.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.45	$1.81 €1.61	+100.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.49	$1.87 €1.67	+4.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.65	$1.97 €1.76	+384.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.99	$1.25 €1.11	+286.1%
Average			+86.4%

Moscow vs. Limerick - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Limerick
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB266.01	$7.79 €6.95	+135.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,265.48	$59.91 €53.47	+47.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$39,000.39 €34,809.33	+0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB808.15	$17.42 €15.55	+73.2%
Average			+57.1%

Moscow vs. Limerick - Cost of transportation

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pay 55.4% more for housing

	Moscow	Limerick
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.71	$45.69 €40.78	+362.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$1,903.55 €1,698.99	+30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,618.54	$1,604.95 €1,432.48	+99.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	$125.47 €111.99	-12.2%
Average			+55.4%

Moscow vs. Limerick - Cost of housing

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pay 70.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Limerick
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,988.02	$839.80 €749.55	+3.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$2,239.47 €1,998.81	-91.5%
Average			-70.3%

Moscow vs. Limerick - Cost of childcare

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pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Limerick
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.88	$7.28 €6.50	+55.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.16	$4.61 €4.12	+24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.21	$20.72 €18.49	+500.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,374.88	$49.08 €43.81	+16.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.76	$11.20 €9.99	+19.7%
Average			+48.5%

Moscow vs. Limerick - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 37.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Limerick
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,713.17	$87.34 €77.95	-19.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,018.03	$36.39 €32.48	-41.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,672.48	$90.98 €81.20	-37.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,475.07	$96.30 €85.95	-46.6%
Average			-37.1%

Moscow vs. Limerick - Cost of clothing

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