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Mossel Bay vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Mossel Bay is 0.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 25.3% more in Mossel Bay
Groceries: pay 12.9% more in Mossel Bay
Transportation: pay 16.0% more in Mossel Bay
Housing: pay 65.5% more in Mossel Bay
Childcare: pay 85.2% less in Mossel Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% more in Mossel Bay
Clothing: pay 48.3% less in Mossel Bay

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

Mossel Bay vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mossel Bay instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 25.3% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Mossel Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$13.77 ZAR233.01	+15.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$8.32 ZAR140.78	+39.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$1.30 ZAR22.01	-6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.93 ZAR15.78	+52.4%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 12.9% more for groceries

	Moscow	Mossel Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.04 ZAR17.59	+22.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$4.45 ZAR75.24	-29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$4.05 ZAR68.59	-12.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.96 ZAR50.10	+75.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$2.24 ZAR37.87	-9.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$0.75 ZAR12.62	-7.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.49 ZAR8.37	-43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.68 ZAR11.45	-25.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.88 ZAR14.97	-46.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.86 ZAR14.53	+101.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.73 ZAR12.33	+115.2%
Average			+12.9%

Moscow vs. Mossel Bay - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.0% more for transportation

	Moscow	Mossel Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$5.05 ZAR85.42	+77.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$20,075.72 ZAR339,807.66	-45.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	??
Average			+16.0%

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pay 65.5% more for housing

	Moscow	Mossel Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$40.11 ZAR678.97	+413.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$477.99 ZAR8,090.66	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$344.16 ZAR5,825.27	-51.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$68.54 ZAR1,160.06	-38.0%
Average			+65.5%

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pay 85.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Mossel Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$120.45 ZAR2,038.85	-81.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$1,606.06 ZAR27,184.61	-88.8%
Average			-85.2%

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pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Mossel Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$2.29 ZAR38.84	-45.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$2.42 ZAR41.02	-23.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$3.44 ZAR58.25	+15.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$20.36 ZAR344.66	-54.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$18.35 ZAR310.68	+179.6%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 48.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Mossel Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$43.00 ZAR727.84	-43.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$22.37 ZAR378.64	-53.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$77.41 ZAR1,310.20	-37.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$63.48 ZAR1,074.44	-59.5%
Average			-48.3%

Moscow vs. Mossel Bay - 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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