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Medicine Hat vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Medicine Hat is 58.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 81.2% more in Medicine Hat
Groceries: pay 48.9% more in Medicine Hat
Transportation: pay 49.4% more in Medicine Hat
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Medicine Hat
Childcare: pay 19.0% more in Medicine Hat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.7% more in Medicine Hat
Clothing: pay 44.3% less in Medicine Hat

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

Medicine Hat vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Medicine Hat instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 81.2% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Medicine Hat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$15.07 CA$20.76	+26.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$10.05 CA$13.84	+68.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$2.00 CA$2.76	+44.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$1.75 CA$2.41	+185.5%
Average			+81.2%

Moscow vs. Medicine Hat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.9% more for groceries

	Moscow	Medicine Hat
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$1.82 CA$2.51	+115.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$4.07 CA$5.61	-35.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$5.58 CA$7.70	+20.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$3.24 CA$4.46	+92.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$4.94 CA$6.81	+100.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$1.70 CA$2.34	+110.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.59 CA$0.82	-31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$1.12 CA$1.54	+24.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$1.49 CA$2.05	-9.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.65 CA$0.89	+52.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.67 CA$0.93	+98.8%
Average			+48.9%

Moscow vs. Medicine Hat - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Medicine Hat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$3.71 CA$5.11	+30.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$50.59 CA$69.71	+38.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$24,382.26 CA$33,597.54	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$15.07 CA$20.76	+163.1%
Average			+49.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Moscow	Medicine Hat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$60.15 CA$82.88	+669.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$801.31 CA$1,104.16	-36.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$717.59 CA$988.80	+1.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$152.49 CA$210.12	+37.9%
Average			+168.2%

Moscow vs. Medicine Hat - Cost of housing

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pay 19.0% more for childcare

	Moscow	Medicine Hat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$841.80 CA$1,159.96	+28.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$15,667.38 CA$21,588.86	+9.7%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 89.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Medicine Hat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$5.74 CA$7.91	+37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$3.72 CA$5.12	+17.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$11.48 CA$15.82	+284.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$54.78 CA$75.48	+22.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$12.20 CA$16.81	+85.9%
Average			+89.7%

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pay 44.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Medicine Hat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$51.67 CA$71.19	-32.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$26.91 CA$37.08	-43.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$67.45 CA$92.95	-45.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$68.17 CA$93.94	-56.5%
Average			-44.3%

Moscow vs. Medicine Hat - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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