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Mount Pleasant vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Mount Pleasant is 4.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 64.4% more in Mount Pleasant
Groceries: pay 45.5% more in Mount Pleasant
Transportation: pay 1.6% more in Mount Pleasant
Housing: pay 15.4% less in Mount Pleasant
Childcare: pay 43.3% more in Mount Pleasant
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% less in Mount Pleasant
Clothing: pay 37.0% less in Mount Pleasant

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

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Mount Pleasant vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mount Pleasant instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 64.4% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Mount Pleasant
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB958.35	$18.00	+53.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB575.01	$13.00	+85.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB132.53	$1.64	+1.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB68.48	$1.98	+136.6%
Average			+64.4%

Moscow vs. Mount Pleasant - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	Mount Pleasant
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB83.38	$3.08	+202.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB584.74	$5.05	-29.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB377.94	$2.69	-41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB152.73	$1.79	-4.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB244.43	$5.14	+72.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB76.36	$1.56	+67.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.66	$0.71	-12.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.89	$1.25	+38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB146.33	$2.17	+21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.29	$1.15	+181.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.50	$1.39	+331.0%
Average			+45.5%

Moscow vs. Mount Pleasant - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Mount Pleasant
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB271.29	$3.88	+17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,330.26	$40.00	-1.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$30,000.00	-22.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB824.18	$15.40	+53.1%
Average			+1.6%

Moscow vs. Mount Pleasant - Cost of transportation

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pay 15.4% less for housing

	Moscow	Mount Pleasant
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB809.45	$68.92	+597.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB119K	$799.67	-45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB65,900.59	$716.33	-10.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,702.75	$164.69	+15.3%
Average			-15.4%

Moscow vs. Mount Pleasant - Cost of housing

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pay 43.3% more for childcare

	Moscow	Mount Pleasant
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,277.41	$1,368.37	+69.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$32,070.71	+21.4%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Mount Pleasant
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB383.34	$4.00	-14.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB303.05	$4.00	+8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB282.71	$10.40	+201.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,441.84	$20.00	-52.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB766.68	$10.00	+6.9%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 37.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Mount Pleasant
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,886.04	$59.09	-45.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,117.58	$41.44	-33.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,904.07	$96.30	-33.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,762.26	$118.63	-34.2%
Average			-37.0%

Moscow vs. Mount Pleasant - Cost of clothing

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