Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Japan

Nagoya vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Nagoya is 25.4% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 12.3% less in Nagoya
Groceries: pay 97.8% more in Nagoya
Transportation: pay 99.7% more in Nagoya
Housing: pay 53.9% more in Nagoya
Childcare: pay 26.6% less in Nagoya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% more in Nagoya
Clothing: pay 44.9% less in Nagoya

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

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Nagoya vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nagoya instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 12.3% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Nagoya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB998.06	$6.68 ¥1,055	-44.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB499.03	$5.35 ¥844	-10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB115.62	$1.14 ¥179	-17.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB51.15	$0.75 ¥119	+22.9%
Average			-12.3%

Moscow vs. Nagoya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 97.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Nagoya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB70.77	$1.46 ¥230	+72.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB524.38	$4.86 ¥767	-22.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB386.41	$6.11 ¥965	+32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB140.71	$2.21 ¥349	+31.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB205.99	$3.09 ¥488	+25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.68	$2.75 ¥434	+239.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB72.77	$1.36 ¥215	+56.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB75.42	$1.76 ¥277	+94.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB137.13	$2.64 ¥416	+60.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB35.70	$1.48 ¥233	+246.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB28.32	$1.14 ¥181	+237.9%
Average			+97.8%

Moscow vs. Nagoya - Cost of groceries

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pay 99.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	Nagoya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB237.38	$4.43 ¥699	+56.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB3,064.04	$53.46 ¥8,438	+45.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-39.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB479.07	$24.99 ¥3,945	+336.3%
Average			+99.7%

Moscow vs. Nagoya - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.9% more for housing

	Moscow	Nagoya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB653.69	$32.74 ¥5,168	+318.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB105K	$573.57 ¥90,530	-54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB59,316.46	$395.38 ¥62,404	-44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB9,249.48	$105.54 ¥16,657	-4.6%
Average			+53.9%

Moscow vs. Nagoya - Cost of housing

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pay 26.6% less for childcare

	Moscow	Nagoya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB54,893.24	$461.83 ¥72,893	-29.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$10,914.61 ¥2M	-23.6%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Nagoya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB349.32	$2.00 ¥316	-52.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB264.00	$2.79 ¥441	-11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB249.51	$3.34 ¥527	+12.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,728.28	$53.90 ¥8,508	+20.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB548.93	$12.03 ¥1,898	+83.3%
Average			+10.5%

Moscow vs. Nagoya - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 44.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Nagoya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,360.80	$44.33 ¥6,996	-41.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,992.24	$30.91 ¥4,878	-35.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB10,282.37	$50.12 ¥7,910	-59.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB13,113.39	$88.54 ¥13,975	-43.5%
Average			-44.9%

Moscow vs. Nagoya - Cost of clothing

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