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Liverpool vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Liverpool is 28.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 81.7% more in Liverpool
Groceries: pay 31.4% more in Liverpool
Transportation: pay 87.2% more in Liverpool
Housing: pay 7.0% more in Liverpool
Childcare: pay 14.5% more in Liverpool
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.8% more in Liverpool
Clothing: pay 31.0% less in Liverpool

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

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Liverpool vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.7% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Liverpool
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.71	$25.11 £18.77	+114.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.82	$10.29 £7.69	+46.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.95	$2.42 £1.81	+49.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.15	$1.85 £1.38	+121.2%
Average			+81.7%

Moscow vs. Liverpool - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.4% more for groceries

	Moscow	Liverpool
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.75	$1.68 £1.25	+64.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.37	$3.98 £2.98	-44.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.58	$6.59 £4.92	+42.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.76	$3.79 £2.83	+103.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.67	$3.76 £2.81	+26.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.87	$1.27 £0.95	+36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.37	$0.75 £0.56	-8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.45	$1.27 £0.95	+40.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.49	$1.31 £0.98	-26.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.65	$0.90 £0.68	+122.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.99	$0.68 £0.51	+109.0%
Average			+31.4%

Moscow vs. Liverpool - Cost of groceries

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pay 87.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Liverpool
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB266.01	$7.90 £5.91	+138.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,265.48	$103.07 £77.07	+153.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	-1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB808.15	$26.16 £19.56	+160.1%
Average			+87.2%

Moscow vs. Liverpool - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.0% more for housing

	Moscow	Liverpool
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.71	$41.18 £30.79	+316.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$1,176.48 £879.64	-19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,618.54	$827.07 £618.40	+2.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	$227.49 £170.10	+59.3%
Average			+7.0%

Moscow vs. Liverpool - Cost of housing

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pay 14.5% more for childcare

	Moscow	Liverpool
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,988.02	$1,775.86 £1,327.80	+119.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$15,788.66 £11,805.05	-40.2%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 53.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Liverpool
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.88	$6.61 £4.94	+41.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.16	$5.04 £3.77	+36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.21	$23.46 £17.54	+579.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,374.88	$32.74 £24.48	-22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.76	$18.50 £13.83	+97.7%
Average			+53.8%

Moscow vs. Liverpool - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Liverpool
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,713.17	$91.91 £68.72	-15.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,018.03	$42.87 £32.05	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,672.48	$100.99 £75.51	-30.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,475.07	$101.04 £75.55	-43.9%
Average			-31.0%

Moscow vs. Liverpool - Cost of clothing

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