Cost of living comparison
London is 2.7 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in London instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
₽830.15
|
$21.12
£17.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽474.37
|
$9.10
£7.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽98.36
|
$2.30
£1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽54.97
|
$1.75
£1.43
|
|
pay 79.2% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽66.42
|
$1.57
£1.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽498.37
|
$4.08
£3.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽386.98
|
$5.80
£4.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽136.65
|
$3.53
£2.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽192.25
|
$3.80
£3.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽59.62
|
$1.20
£0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽51.51
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽67.45
|
$1.16
£0.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽135.02
|
$1.47
£1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽25.91
|
$0.64
£0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽25.46
|
$0.66
£0.54
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽238.10
|
$8.25
£6.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,964.84
|
$198.74
£162.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,964,836.09
|
$31,052.51
£25,371.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽379.50
|
$22.83
£18.65
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽621.09
|
$36.24
£29.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽82,837.52
|
$2,575.57
£2,104.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽47,875.04
|
$1,776.05
£1,451.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽8,723.65
|
$286.24
£233.87
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽46,963.00
|
$1,945.82
£1,589.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽878,353.59
|
$21,135.46
£17,268.94
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽296.48
|
$7.45
£6.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽247.30
|
$4.25
£3.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽242.52
|
$16.15
£13.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,683.50
|
$56.73
£46.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽592.97
|
$14.91
£12.18
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽9,075.52
|
$92.70
£75.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽4,424.61
|
$42.71
£34.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽10,266.07
|
$92.09
£75.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽12,736.09
|
$120.19
£98.20
|
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