Cost of living comparison

Russia

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United States

Long Beach vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Long Beach is 60.2% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 90.1% more in Long Beach
Groceries: pay 89.9% more in Long Beach
Transportation: pay 46.1% more in Long Beach
Housing: pay 72.0% more in Long Beach
Childcare: pay 79.6% more in Long Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.1% more in Long Beach
Clothing: pay 35.4% less in Long Beach

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

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Long Beach vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Long Beach instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 90.1% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Long Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.71	$20.00	+71.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.82	$13.50	+92.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.95	$3.11	+92.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.15	$2.43	+190.5%
Average			+90.1%

Moscow vs. Long Beach - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.9% more for groceries

	Moscow	Long Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.75	$4.05	+298.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.37	$6.48	-9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.58	$4.05	-12.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.76	$4.69	+151.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.67	$6.42	+115.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.87	$2.12	+127.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.37	$0.77	-6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.45	$1.99	+121.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.49	$2.25	+26.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.65	$1.45	+256.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.99	$1.03	+217.6%
Average			+89.9%

Moscow vs. Long Beach - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Long Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB266.01	$5.79	+74.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,265.48	$69.00	+69.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$36,998.00	-4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB808.15	$19.48	+93.6%
Average			+46.1%

Moscow vs. Long Beach - Cost of transportation

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pay 72.0% more for housing

	Moscow	Long Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.71	$59.29	+500.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$2,060.00	+41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,618.54	$1,832.00	+127.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	$128.61	-10.0%
Average			+72.0%

Moscow vs. Long Beach - Cost of housing

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pay 79.6% more for childcare

	Moscow	Long Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,988.02	$1,900.00	+134.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$36,280.62	+37.3%
Average			+79.6%

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pay 52.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Long Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.88	$7.50	+60.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.16	$5.92	+59.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.21	$11.71	+239.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,374.88	$40.20	-4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.76	$15.10	+61.4%
Average			+52.1%

Moscow vs. Long Beach - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 35.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Long Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,713.17	$57.50	-47.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,018.03	$40.00	-36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,672.48	$92.50	-36.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,475.07	$144.96	-19.6%
Average			-35.4%

Moscow vs. Long Beach - Cost of clothing

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