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Russia

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Nis vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Nis is 0.8% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 46.4% more in Nis
Groceries: pay 4.0% less in Nis
Transportation: pay 24.6% more in Nis
Housing: pay 20.8% more in Nis
Childcare: pay 63.8% less in Nis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% less in Nis
Clothing: pay 11.0% less in Nis

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

Nis vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nis instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 46.4% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Nis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB958.59	$7.48 RSD761	-37.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB479.29	$9.97 RSD1,014	+67.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB111.05	$1.94 RSD197	+40.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.13	$1.32 RSD134	+115.7%
Average			+46.4%

Moscow vs. Nis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.0% less for groceries

	Moscow	Nis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.97	$0.76 RSD77	-10.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB503.65	$4.20 RSD427	-33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB371.13	$4.90 RSD499	+6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB135.15	$2.41 RSD245	+43.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB197.85	$3.07 RSD312	+24.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.00	$0.54 RSD55	-33.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.89	$0.82 RSD84	-5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.44	$0.69 RSD70	-23.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB131.71	$0.81 RSD82	-50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.29	$0.45 RSD46	+5.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.20	$0.45 RSD46	+33.5%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 24.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Nis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB228.00	$6.82 RSD694	+140.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,942.86	$26.32 RSD2,678	-28.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$30,950.56 RSD3M	-16.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB460.12	$5.88 RSD598	+2.7%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 20.8% more for housing

	Moscow	Nis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB627.84	$23.76 RSD2,417	+204.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB101K	$406.46 RSD41,354	-67.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,970.54	$284.53 RSD28,949	-59.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,883.67	$117.74 RSD11,979	+6.5%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 63.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Nis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,722.26	$238.63 RSD24,279	-63.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$5,133.93 RSD522K	-64.1%
Average			-63.8%

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pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Nis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB335.51	$2.49 RSD254	-40.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB253.55	$1.97 RSD201	-37.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB239.65	$4.29 RSD436	+43.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,580.83	$29.83 RSD3,035	-33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB527.22	$4.98 RSD507	-24.1%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 11.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Nis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,109.24	$92.07 RSD9,367	+21.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,834.35	$42.99 RSD4,374	-9.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,875.71	$96.97 RSD9,866	-21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,594.76	$103.05 RSD10,485	-34.3%
Average			-11.0%

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