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Russia

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Niagara Falls vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Niagara Falls is 27.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 86.1% more in Niagara Falls
Groceries: pay 92.7% more in Niagara Falls
Transportation: pay 22.0% more in Niagara Falls
Housing: pay 5.0% more in Niagara Falls
Childcare: pay 11.7% more in Niagara Falls
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.1% more in Niagara Falls
Clothing: pay 38.1% less in Niagara Falls

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

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Niagara Falls vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Niagara Falls instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 86.1% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Niagara Falls
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB958.35	$22.50	+92.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB575.01	$12.00	+71.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB132.53	$2.70	+66.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB68.48	$2.02	+141.3%
Average			+86.1%

Moscow vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of restaurants

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pay 92.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	Niagara Falls
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB83.38	$3.35	+229.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB584.74	$5.52	-22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB377.94	$3.47	-24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB152.73	$4.00	+114.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB244.43	$4.48	+50.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB76.36	$2.89	+210.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.66	$0.69	-15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.89	$2.40	+165.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB146.33	$3.13	+75.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.29	$1.35	+231.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.50	$1.76	+443.5%
Average			+92.7%

Moscow vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.0% more for transportation

	Moscow	Niagara Falls
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB271.29	$4.09	+23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,330.26	$55.00	+35.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$35,458.00	-8.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB824.18	$21.77	+116.4%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 5.0% more for housing

	Moscow	Niagara Falls
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB809.45	$74.35	+652.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB119K	$1,050.00	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB65,900.59	$900.00	+11.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,702.75	$178.92	+25.3%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 11.7% more for childcare

	Moscow	Niagara Falls
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,277.41	$1,513.26	+87.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$17,625.00	-33.3%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 52.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Niagara Falls
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB383.34	$6.89	+47.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB303.05	$5.88	+58.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB282.71	$14.55	+321.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,441.84	$40.00	-4.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB766.68	$15.00	+60.3%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 38.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Niagara Falls
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,886.04	$53.17	-51.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,117.58	$44.95	-28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,904.07	$96.15	-33.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,762.26	$113.21	-37.2%
Average			-38.1%

Moscow vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of clothing

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