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Russia

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New Westminster vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

New Westminster is 23.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% more in New Westminster
Groceries: pay 62.5% more in New Westminster
Transportation: pay 26.4% more in New Westminster
Housing: pay 31.1% more in New Westminster
Childcare: pay 44.9% less in New Westminster
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% more in New Westminster
Clothing: pay 44.9% less in New Westminster

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

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New Westminster vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	New Westminster
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB958.35	$19.29 CA$27.23	+64.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB575.01	$10.16 CA$14.35	+44.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB132.53	$1.91 CA$2.69	+17.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB68.48	$1.59 CA$2.24	+89.9%
Average			+54.5%

Moscow vs. New Westminster - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	New Westminster
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB83.38	$2.39 CA$3.37	+134.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB584.74	$5.48 CA$7.74	-23.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB377.94	$6.82 CA$9.63	+47.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB152.73	$3.11 CA$4.39	+66.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB244.43	$6.99 CA$9.86	+134.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB76.36	$1.69 CA$2.39	+81.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.66	$0.65 CA$0.92	-19.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.89	$1.68 CA$2.37	+86.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB146.33	$1.62 CA$2.29	-9.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.29	$1.08 CA$1.52	+165.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.50	$0.99 CA$1.40	+205.5%
Average			+62.5%

Moscow vs. New Westminster - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	New Westminster
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB271.29	$4.83 CA$6.82	+46.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,330.26	$91.18 CA$128.71	+124.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$23,831.37 CA$33,641.55	-38.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB824.18	$16.13 CA$22.77	+60.4%
Average			+26.4%

Moscow vs. New Westminster - Cost of transportation

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pay 31.1% more for housing

	Moscow	New Westminster
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB809.45	$64.13 CA$90.53	+549.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB119K	$1,548.87 CA$2,186.47	+6.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB65,900.59	$1,315.08 CA$1,856.43	+63.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,702.75	$106.52 CA$150.37	-25.4%
Average			+31.1%

Moscow vs. New Westminster - Cost of housing

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pay 44.9% less for childcare

	Moscow	New Westminster
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,277.41	$771.51 CA$1,089.11	-4.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$8,416.52 CA$11,881.18	-68.1%
Average			-44.9%

Moscow vs. New Westminster - Cost of childcare

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pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	New Westminster
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB383.34	$5.96 CA$8.42	+27.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB303.05	$3.51 CA$4.95	-5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB282.71	$15.43 CA$21.78	+347.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,441.84	$32.96 CA$46.53	-21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB766.68	$11.92 CA$16.83	+27.4%
Average			+20.6%

Moscow vs. New Westminster - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 44.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	New Westminster
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,886.04	$51.90 CA$73.27	-52.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,117.58	$41.21 CA$58.17	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,904.07	$79.26 CA$111.88	-45.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,762.26	$96.44 CA$136.14	-46.5%
Average			-44.9%

Moscow vs. New Westminster - Cost of clothing

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