Cost of living comparison

Russia

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United States

Long Island vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Long Island is 64.4% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 80.6% more in Long Island
Groceries: pay 52.0% more in Long Island
Transportation: pay 51.4% more in Long Island
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Long Island
Childcare: pay 57.8% more in Long Island
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.3% more in Long Island
Clothing: pay 37.3% less in Long Island

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

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Long Island vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Long Island
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$25.00	+113.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$11.00	+56.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$2.18	+34.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$1.56	+86.8%
Average			+80.6%

Moscow vs. Long Island - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.0% more for groceries

	Moscow	Long Island
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$4.28	+320.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$3.64	-49.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$4.92	+6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$5.17	+177.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$5.37	+80.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$1.90	+103.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$0.56	-31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$0.95	+5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$2.81	+57.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$0.50	+23.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$1.00	+209.1%
Average			+52.0%

Moscow vs. Long Island - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Long Island
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$4.13	+24.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$129.50	+218.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$36,651.00	-5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$19.40	+92.9%
Average			+51.4%

Moscow vs. Long Island - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Moscow	Long Island
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$53.33	+439.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$2,766.67	+90.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$2,440.00	+203.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$144.44	+1.1%
Average			+119.7%

Moscow vs. Long Island - Cost of housing

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pay 57.8% more for childcare

	Moscow	Long Island
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$2,250.00	+178.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$23,666.67	-10.4%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Long Island
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$8.00	+71.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$5.12	+38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$11.41	+230.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$31.75	-24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$14.50	+54.9%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 37.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Long Island
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$40.00	-63.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$57.50	-8.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$76.25	-47.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$156.67	-13.1%
Average			-37.3%

Moscow vs. Long Island - Cost of clothing

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