Cost of living comparison

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New Bedford vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

New Bedford is 39.7% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 29.7% more in New Bedford
Groceries
pay 89.2% more in New Bedford
Transportation
pay 19.4% more in New Bedford
Housing
pay 55.9% more in New Bedford
Childcare
pay 2.6 times more in New Bedford
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.4% more in New Bedford
Clothing
pay 60.0% less in New Bedford

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

New Bedford vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Bedford instead of Moscow, you would:

pay 29.7% more for restaurants

 
Moscow
New Bedford
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.70
RUB958.35
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.02
RUB575.01
$6.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.62
RUB132.53
$2.25
 

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pay 89.2% more for groceries

 
Moscow
New Bedford
Bread
1 loaf
$1.02
RUB83.38
$4.59
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.14
RUB584.74
$5.29
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.61
RUB377.94
$3.90
 

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pay 19.4% more for transportation

 
Moscow
New Bedford
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.31
RUB271.29
$4.01
 
Monthly public transit pass $40.65
RUB3,330.26
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,895.19
RUB3M
$36,619.00
 

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pay 55.9% more for housing

 
Moscow
New Bedford
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.88
RUB809.45
$58.75
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,454.91
RUB119K
$1,833.33
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $804.40
RUB65,900.59
$1,575.00
 

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

 
Moscow
New Bedford
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $809.00
RUB66,277.41
$2,138.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $26,421.03
RUB2M
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pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
New Bedford
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.68
RUB383.34
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.70
RUB303.05
$4.00
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.45
RUB282.71
$13.00
 

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pay 60.0% less for clothing

 
Moscow
New Bedford
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$108.46
RUB8,886.04
$38.50
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.47
RUB5,117.58
$16.33
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$145.30
RUB11,904.07
$100.00
 

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