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Mission Viejo vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Mission Viejo is 55.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 61.7% more in Mission Viejo
Groceries: pay 85.0% more in Mission Viejo
Transportation: pay 25.0% more in Mission Viejo
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Mission Viejo
Childcare: pay 53.7% less in Mission Viejo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.3% more in Mission Viejo
Clothing: pay 50.2% less in Mission Viejo

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

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Mission Viejo vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mission Viejo instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 61.7% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Mission Viejo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB958.35	$21.50	+83.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB575.01	$10.00	+42.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB132.53	$2.00	+23.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB68.48	$1.55	+85.2%
Average			+61.7%

Moscow vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 85.0% more for groceries

	Moscow	Mission Viejo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB83.38	$3.90	+282.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB584.74	$7.00	-1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB377.94	$4.00	-13.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB152.73	$4.50	+141.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB244.43	$6.21	+108.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB76.36	$2.23	+139.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.66	$0.69	-15.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.89	$1.29	+43.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB146.33	$2.24	+25.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.29	$0.99	+143.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.50	$1.94	+499.7%
Average			+85.0%

Moscow vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.0% more for transportation

	Moscow	Mission Viejo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB271.29	$5.12	+54.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,330.26	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$33,499.00	-13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB824.18	$18.36	+82.5%
Average			+25.0%

Moscow vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Moscow	Mission Viejo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB809.45	$65.67	+564.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB119K	$2,633.33	+81.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB65,900.59	$2,700.00	+235.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,702.75	$188.44	+31.9%
Average			+135.8%

Moscow vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of housing

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pay 53.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Mission Viejo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,277.41	$545.83	-32.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$8,400.00	-68.2%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Mission Viejo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB383.34	$5.00	+6.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB303.05	$5.47	+47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB282.71	$11.86	+243.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,441.84	$40.00	-4.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB766.68	$12.00	+28.2%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 50.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Mission Viejo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,886.04	$31.44	-71.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,117.58	$34.60	-44.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,904.07	$72.00	-50.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,762.26	$139.17	-22.8%
Average			-50.2%

Moscow vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of clothing

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