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Milan vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Milan is 44.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 98.1% more in Milan
Groceries: pay 89.2% more in Milan
Transportation: pay 50.5% more in Milan
Housing: pay 36.6% more in Milan
Childcare: pay 13.7% less in Milan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.7% more in Milan
Clothing: pay 13.8% less in Milan

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

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Milan vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.1% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Milan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB996.18	$22.39 €19.99	+91.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB597.71	$13.44 €11.99	+91.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB137.76	$3.72 €3.32	+129.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB71.18	$1.88 €1.68	+124.5%
Average			+98.1%

Moscow vs. Milan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.2% more for groceries

	Moscow	Milan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB86.67	$3.24 €2.90	+218.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB607.83	$11.46 €10.23	+60.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB392.86	$6.59 €5.88	+42.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB158.76	$4.95 €4.42	+165.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB254.08	$6.58 €5.87	+120.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB79.37	$1.38 €1.23	+48.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB69.29	$1.08 €0.96	+32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB76.80	$1.50 €1.34	+66.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB152.11	$1.94 €1.73	+8.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB34.61	$1.06 €0.95	+160.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB27.55	$0.91 €0.81	+182.0%
Average			+89.2%

Moscow vs. Milan - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.5% more for transportation

	Moscow	Milan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB282.00	$8.20 €7.32	+147.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,461.72	$43.67 €38.98	+7.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$36,317.50 €32,417.66	-6.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB856.71	$25.75 €22.99	+156.0%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 36.6% more for housing

	Moscow	Milan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB841.41	$29.52 €26.35	+198.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB124K	$1,710.14 €1,526.50	+17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB68,502.01	$1,162.13 €1,037.33	+44.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB12,164.72	$193.32 €172.56	+35.3%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 13.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Milan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB68,893.70	$847.27 €756.29	+4.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$18,804.09 €16,784.87	-28.8%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Milan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB398.47	$6.72 €6.00	+43.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB315.01	$2.10 €1.87	-43.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB293.87	$7.28 €6.50	+110.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,577.71	$83.93 €74.92	+99.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB796.94	$12.32 €10.99	+31.6%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 13.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Milan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB9,236.82	$101.48 €90.58	-6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,319.60	$50.31 €44.91	-19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,373.98	$116.19 €103.71	-20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB15,345.00	$165.48 €147.71	-8.2%
Average			-13.8%

Moscow vs. Milan - Cost of clothing

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