Cost of living comparison
Paris is 2.4 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Paris instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB849.97
|
$19.49
€18.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB421.69
|
$13.00
€12.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB94.65
|
$3.72
€3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB51.38
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB54.15
|
$1.93
€1.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB404.10
|
$11.66
€10.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB310.04
|
$5.86
€5.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB149.19
|
$4.70
€4.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB187.13
|
$7.05
€6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB54.55
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB58.75
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB67.95
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB133.42
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB16.28
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB17.38
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB198.27
|
$7.76
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,558.25
|
$92.05
€85.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB2,811,258.97
|
$32,489.61
€30,306.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB487.28
|
$23.63
€22.04
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB516.24
|
$32.31
€30.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB75,534.84
|
$1,462.11
€1,363.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB45,577.10
|
$1,074.44
€1,002.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB7,755.56
|
$171.90
€160.35
|
|
pay 57.0% more for childcare
Moscow
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB41,479.28
|
$829.69
€773.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB989,662.92
|
$16,485.47
€15,377.99
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB281.13
|
$7.58
€7.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB225.63
|
$4.52
€4.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB215.53
|
$13.00
€12.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB2,820.68
|
$41.22
€38.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB468.54
|
$14.08
€13.13
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Moscow
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB8,453.02
|
$102.11
€95.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB3,985.19
|
$44.38
€41.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,104.13
|
$110.05
€102.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB9,777.10
|
$156.00
€145.52
|
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