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Moses Lake vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Moses Lake is 87.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 58.5% more in Moses Lake
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Moses Lake
Transportation: pay 62.5% more in Moses Lake
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Moses Lake
Childcare: pay 24.1% more in Moses Lake
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Moses Lake
Clothing: pay 48.1% less in Moses Lake

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

Moses Lake vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moses Lake instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 58.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Moses Lake
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$16.34	+37.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$7.49	+25.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$2.88	+108.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$1.00	+63.5%
Average			+58.5%

Moscow vs. Moses Lake - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Moses Lake
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$4.92	+481.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$5.59	-10.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$3.81	-17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$3.18	+89.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$4.66	+89.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$2.87	+255.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.80	-8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$2.43	+169.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$2.65	+61.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$1.47	+245.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$1.57	+364.6%
Average			+156.2%

Moscow vs. Moses Lake - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.5% more for transportation

	Moscow	Moses Lake
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$3.99	+40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$31,965.00	-13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$14.93	+160.6%
Average			+62.5%

Moscow vs. Moses Lake - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Moscow	Moses Lake
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$78.37	+902.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$1,296.67	+3.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$1,125.00	+58.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$118.77	+7.4%
Average			+243.0%

Moscow vs. Moses Lake - Cost of housing

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pay 24.1% more for childcare

	Moscow	Moses Lake
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$250.00	-61.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$30,000.00	+110.0%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Moses Lake
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$4.00	-4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$4.00	+26.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$11.50	+285.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$15.88	+141.9%
Average			+112.5%

Moscow vs. Moses Lake - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 48.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Moses Lake
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$50.00	-34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$25.00	-47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$47.50	-61.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$80.00	-49.0%
Average			-48.1%

Moscow vs. Moses Lake - Cost of clothing

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