Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Germany

Nuremberg vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Nuremberg is 16.4% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 90.5% more in Nuremberg
Groceries: pay 42.4% more in Nuremberg
Transportation: pay 67.1% more in Nuremberg
Housing: pay 10.7% less in Nuremberg
Childcare: pay 24.3% less in Nuremberg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.0% more in Nuremberg
Clothing: pay 27.3% less in Nuremberg

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

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Nuremberg vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Nuremberg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.71	$17.69 €15.79	+51.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.82	$13.44 €11.99	+91.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.95	$3.89 €3.48	+140.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.15	$3.49 €3.12	+317.7%
Average			+90.5%

Moscow vs. Nuremberg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.4% more for groceries

	Moscow	Nuremberg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.75	$2.28 €2.03	+123.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.37	$6.81 €6.08	-4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.58	$5.01 €4.47	+8.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.76	$3.89 €3.47	+108.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.67	$5.21 €4.65	+74.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.87	$1.41 €1.26	+50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.37	$1.01 €0.90	+24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.45	$0.91 €0.81	+1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.49	$1.81 €1.62	+1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.65	$0.58 €0.52	+43.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.99	$0.68 €0.61	+110.6%
Average			+42.4%

Moscow vs. Nuremberg - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Nuremberg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB266.01	$8.53 €7.61	+157.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,265.48	$70.54 €62.96	+73.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$32,914.63 €29,377.56	-15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB808.15	$25.98 €23.19	+158.2%
Average			+67.1%

Moscow vs. Nuremberg - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.7% less for housing

	Moscow	Nuremberg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.71	$43.38 €38.72	+339.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$896.78 €800.41	-38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,618.54	$648.45 €578.77	-19.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	$265.70 €237.14	+86.0%
Average			-10.7%

Moscow vs. Nuremberg - Cost of housing

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pay 24.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Nuremberg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,988.02	$640.65 €571.80	-20.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$19,131.62 €17,075.69	-27.6%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Nuremberg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.88	$5.04 €4.50	+7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.16	$4.48 €4.00	+21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.21	$9.74 €8.69	+182.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,374.88	$32.15 €28.70	-23.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.76	$14.00 €12.49	+49.6%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 27.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Nuremberg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,713.17	$95.36 €85.11	-12.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,018.03	$41.26 €36.82	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,672.48	$97.14 €86.70	-33.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,475.07	$129.62 €115.69	-28.1%
Average			-27.3%

Moscow vs. Nuremberg - Cost of clothing

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