Cost of living comparison

Russia

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United States

Louisville vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Louisville is 22.5% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 37.0% more in Louisville
Groceries: pay 80.4% more in Louisville
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Louisville
Housing: pay 22.5% more in Louisville
Childcare: pay 3.3% less in Louisville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% more in Louisville
Clothing: pay 40.6% less in Louisville

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Louisville are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Louisville. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Louisville.

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Louisville vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Louisville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.71	$15.00	+28.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.82	$9.50	+35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.95	$2.21	+36.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.15	$1.61	+93.0%
Average			+37.0%

Moscow vs. Louisville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.4% more for groceries

	Moscow	Louisville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.75	$3.34	+228.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.37	$7.80	+9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.58	$2.79	-39.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.76	$3.61	+93.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.67	$5.44	+82.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.87	$2.49	+167.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.37	$0.74	-8.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.45	$2.10	+132.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.49	$2.12	+18.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.65	$1.25	+206.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.99	$1.34	+315.6%
Average			+80.4%

Moscow vs. Louisville - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	Moscow	Louisville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB266.01	$3.68	+11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,265.48	$50.00	+23.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$36,513.00	-6.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB808.15	$13.93	+38.5%
Average			+10.8%

Moscow vs. Louisville - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.5% more for housing

	Moscow	Louisville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.71	$67.49	+583.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$1,556.50	+7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,618.54	$998.43	+24.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	$136.65	-4.3%
Average			+22.5%

Moscow vs. Louisville - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Louisville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,988.02	$1,250.00	+54.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$16,000.00	-39.4%
Average			-3.3%

Moscow vs. Louisville - Cost of childcare

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pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Louisville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.88	$6.00	+28.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.16	$5.06	+36.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.21	$9.00	+160.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,374.88	$20.50	-51.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.76	$11.00	+17.5%
Average			+7.2%

Moscow vs. Louisville - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Louisville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,713.17	$49.93	-54.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,018.03	$41.68	-33.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,672.48	$96.30	-33.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,475.07	$110.24	-38.8%
Average			-40.6%

Moscow vs. Louisville - Cost of clothing

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