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Russia

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Aruba

Oranjestad vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 16.5% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 60.4% more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 81.3% more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 28.8% more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 5.5% more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 68.3% less in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.0% more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 33.8% less in Oranjestad

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

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Oranjestad vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.4% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$22.00 AWG39.63	+88.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$10.27 AWG18.50	+46.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$1.44 AWG2.60	-10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$1.63 AWG2.93	+94.8%
Average			+60.4%

Moscow vs. Oranjestad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.3% more for groceries

	Moscow	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$2.97 AWG5.35	+191.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$6.25 AWG11.26	-12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$7.04 AWG12.69	+52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$5.33 AWG9.60	+186.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$4.23 AWG7.62	+41.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$2.10 AWG3.78	+125.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$1.02 AWG1.84	+25.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$2.27 AWG4.09	+151.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$1.59 AWG2.86	-11.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$1.01 AWG1.82	+148.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$0.91 AWG1.63	+180.4%
Average			+81.3%

Moscow vs. Oranjestad - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.8% more for transportation

	Moscow	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$7.63 AWG13.75	+130.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$30.00 AWG54.04	-26.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	-32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$48.03 AWG86.51	+377.4%
Average			+28.8%

Moscow vs. Oranjestad - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.5% more for housing

	Moscow	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$105.51 AWG190.04	+967.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$933.33 AWG1,681.17	-35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$950.00 AWG1,711.19	+18.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$194.00 AWG349.45	+35.8%
Average			+5.5%

Moscow vs. Oranjestad - Cost of housing

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pay 68.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$250.00 AWG450.31	-69.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$8,606.10 AWG15,501.74	-67.4%
Average			-68.3%

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pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$3.00 AWG5.40	-35.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$4.31 AWG7.77	+16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$10.00 AWG18.01	+189.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$62.22 AWG112.08	+48.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$11.94 AWG21.50	+27.6%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 33.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$60.00 AWG108.08	-44.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$50.71 AWG91.34	-18.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$108.81 AWG196.00	-25.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$102.90 AWG185.35	-42.9%
Average			-33.8%

Moscow vs. Oranjestad - Cost of clothing

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