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Russia

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Mountain View vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Mountain View is 99.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 82.1% more in Mountain View
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Mountain View
Transportation: pay 54.7% more in Mountain View
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Mountain View
Childcare: pay 60.2% more in Mountain View
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.2% more in Mountain View
Clothing: pay 10.0% less in Mountain View

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

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Mountain View vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mountain View instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 82.1% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Mountain View
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.35	$20.00	+71.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.61	$12.00	+71.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.90	$2.75	+69.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.12	$2.70	+222.7%
Average			+82.1%

Moscow vs. Mountain View - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Mountain View
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.72	$4.30	+322.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.15	$8.27	+15.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.44	$4.90	+6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.70	$5.38	+188.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.58	$5.33	+78.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.84	$2.50	+168.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.34	$0.88	+7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.42	$2.00	+121.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.43	$2.66	+48.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.63	$1.75	+330.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.98	$2.60	+702.7%
Average			+128.3%

Moscow vs. Mountain View - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	Mountain View
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB265.91	$5.78	+74.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,264.22	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$36,998.00	-4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB807.84	$43.77	+335.1%
Average			+54.7%

Moscow vs. Mountain View - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Moscow	Mountain View
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.40	$63.00	+537.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$2,898.75	+99.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,593.79	$3,028.33	+276.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,470.69	$224.96	+57.5%
Average			+162.9%

Moscow vs. Mountain View - Cost of housing

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pay 60.2% more for childcare

	Moscow	Mountain View
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,963.13	$2,285.25	+182.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$24,000.00	-9.2%
Average			+60.2%

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pay 75.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Mountain View
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.74	$7.00	+49.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.04	$5.33	+44.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.11	$11.71	+239.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,373.59	$72.25	+72.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.48	$17.00	+81.7%
Average			+75.2%

Moscow vs. Mountain View - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Mountain View
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,709.83	$51.67	-52.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,016.10	$100.00	+60.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,668.01	$150.00	+3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,469.53	$150.00	-16.8%
Average			-10.0%

Moscow vs. Mountain View - Cost of clothing

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