Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Little Rock vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Little Rock is 16.4% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 63.5% more in Little Rock
Groceries: pay 66.3% more in Little Rock
Transportation: pay 1.6% more in Little Rock
Housing: pay 5.9% more in Little Rock
Childcare: pay 4.2% less in Little Rock
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.8% more in Little Rock
Clothing: pay 38.8% less in Little Rock

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

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Little Rock vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Little Rock instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 63.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Little Rock
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB996.18	$17.00	+45.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB597.71	$11.00	+56.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB137.76	$3.00	+85.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB71.18	$2.38	+184.1%
Average			+63.5%

Moscow vs. Little Rock - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.3% more for groceries

	Moscow	Little Rock
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB86.67	$2.75	+170.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB607.83	$5.16	-27.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB392.86	$4.08	-11.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB158.76	$3.46	+85.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB254.08	$5.38	+80.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB79.37	$2.27	+143.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB69.29	$0.66	-19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB76.80	$2.00	+121.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB152.11	$1.74	-2.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB34.61	$1.27	+211.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB27.55	$1.14	+253.6%
Average			+66.3%

Moscow vs. Little Rock - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Little Rock
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB282.00	$3.57	+7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,461.72	$36.00	-11.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$36,736.00	-5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB856.71	$14.50	+44.1%
Average			+1.6%

Moscow vs. Little Rock - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.9% more for housing

	Moscow	Little Rock
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB841.41	$68.50	+593.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB124K	$1,135.00	-22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB68,502.01	$883.25	+9.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB12,164.72	$166.32	+16.4%
Average			+5.9%

Moscow vs. Little Rock - Cost of housing

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pay 4.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Little Rock
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB68,893.70	$1,033.33	+27.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$18,980.00	-28.2%
Average			-4.2%

Moscow vs. Little Rock - Cost of childcare

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pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Little Rock
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB398.47	$5.50	+17.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB315.01	$5.20	+40.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB293.87	$9.48	+174.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,577.71	$28.75	-31.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB796.94	$13.00	+38.9%
Average			+20.8%

Moscow vs. Little Rock - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 38.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Little Rock
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB9,236.82	$51.25	-52.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,319.60	$38.75	-38.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,373.98	$83.75	-42.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB15,345.00	$150.00	-16.8%
Average			-38.8%

Moscow vs. Little Rock - Cost of clothing

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