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Nelson BC vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Nelson BC is 74.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 74.6% more in Nelson BC
Groceries: pay 95.4% more in Nelson BC
Transportation: pay 53.3% more in Nelson BC
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Nelson BC
Childcare: pay 37.0% more in Nelson BC
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Nelson BC
Clothing: pay 25.5% less in Nelson BC

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

Nelson BC vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nelson BC instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 74.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Nelson BC
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$14.35 CA$19.85	+20.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$8.97 CA$12.40	+50.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$2.08 CA$2.87	+50.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$1.70 CA$2.35	+177.5%
Average			+74.6%

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pay 95.4% more for groceries

	Moscow	Nelson BC
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$3.02 CA$4.17	+256.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$5.14 CA$7.10	-18.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$7.44 CA$10.29	+61.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$3.64 CA$5.03	+116.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$6.12 CA$8.46	+148.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.42 CA$1.97	+75.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.29 CA$0.40	-67.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.72 CA$0.99	-20.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$1.97 CA$2.72	+19.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$1.31 CA$1.81	+207.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$1.25 CA$1.73	+269.6%
Average			+95.4%

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pay 53.3% more for transportation

	Moscow	Nelson BC
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$4.52 CA$6.25	+59.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$32.29 CA$44.65	-11.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$17.18 CA$23.76	+199.9%
Average			+53.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Moscow	Nelson BC
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$57.41 CA$79.39	+634.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$1,363.42 CA$1,885.41	+8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$1,148.14 CA$1,587.71	+61.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$111.30 CA$153.91	+0.6%
Average			+176.4%

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pay 37.0% more for childcare

	Moscow	Nelson BC
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$1,040.51 CA$1,438.86	+58.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$16,504.56 CA$22,823.34	+15.5%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Nelson BC
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$5.02 CA$6.95	+20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$3.95 CA$5.46	+25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$14.35 CA$19.85	+381.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$58.84 CA$81.37	+32.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$11.48 CA$15.88	+74.9%
Average			+106.6%

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pay 25.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Nelson BC
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$50.23 CA$69.46	-34.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$40.66 CA$56.23	-14.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$84.52 CA$116.87	-31.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$122.59 CA$169.52	-21.8%
Average			-25.5%

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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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