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New Smyrna Beach vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

New Smyrna Beach is 29.4% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 77.8% more in New Smyrna Beach
Groceries: pay 76.2% more in New Smyrna Beach
Transportation: pay 8.1% less in New Smyrna Beach
Housing: pay 50.1% more in New Smyrna Beach
Childcare: pay 40.8% less in New Smyrna Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.3% more in New Smyrna Beach
Clothing: pay 38.6% less in New Smyrna Beach

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

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New Smyrna Beach vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Smyrna Beach instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 77.8% more for restaurants

	Moscow	New Smyrna Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB968.92	$20.00	+71.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB581.35	$11.50	+63.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.99	$3.07	+89.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.23	$2.22	+165.4%
Average			+77.8%

Moscow vs. New Smyrna Beach - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.2% more for groceries

	Moscow	New Smyrna Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.30	$3.23	+217.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB591.19	$5.95	-16.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB382.10	$3.88	-15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.41	$4.41	+136.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB247.13	$4.45	+49.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.20	$2.67	+186.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.40	$0.68	-16.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.70	$1.85	+104.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.95	$2.10	+17.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.66	$1.13	+177.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.80	$1.30	+301.9%
Average			+76.2%

Moscow vs. New Smyrna Beach - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.1% less for transportation

	Moscow	New Smyrna Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB274.28	$3.71	+12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,366.99	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$27,000.00	-30.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB833.27	$10.70	+6.3%
Average			-8.1%

Moscow vs. New Smyrna Beach - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.1% more for housing

	Moscow	New Smyrna Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB818.38	$68.80	+596.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB121K	$1,650.00	+13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,627.35	$1,533.33	+90.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,831.81	$143.38	+0.4%
Average			+50.1%

Moscow vs. New Smyrna Beach - Cost of housing

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pay 40.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	New Smyrna Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB67,008.32	$625.00	-22.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$12,000.00	-54.6%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	New Smyrna Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB387.57	$7.00	+49.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB306.39	$6.00	+62.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.83	$8.20	+137.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,479.80	$25.00	-40.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB775.13	$13.50	+44.3%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 38.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	New Smyrna Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,984.04	$53.33	-50.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,174.02	$48.05	-23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,035.34	$86.25	-40.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,925.06	$113.75	-36.9%
Average			-38.6%

Moscow vs. New Smyrna Beach - Cost of clothing

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