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Parry Sound vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Parry Sound is 69.7% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 79.7% more in Parry Sound
Groceries: pay 43.4% more in Parry Sound
Transportation: pay 22.4% more in Parry Sound
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Parry Sound
Childcare: pay 96.7% more in Parry Sound
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.4% more in Parry Sound
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in Parry Sound

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

Parry Sound vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Parry Sound instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 79.7% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Parry Sound
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB973.96	$19.01 CA$26.39	+59.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB486.98	$10.08 CA$13.99	+68.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB112.83	$1.90 CA$2.63	+37.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.92	$1.55 CA$2.15	+153.5%
Average			+79.7%

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pay 43.4% more for groceries

	Moscow	Parry Sound
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB69.06	$2.38 CA$3.31	+181.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB511.72	$2.12 CA$2.94	-66.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB377.08	$8.75 CA$12.14	+89.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB137.31	$3.14 CA$4.36	+86.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB201.02	$4.88 CA$6.78	+98.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.05	$1.56 CA$2.17	+93.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB71.01	$0.33 CA$0.45	-62.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.60	$0.33 CA$0.45	-63.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB133.82	$0.98 CA$1.36	-40.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.84	$0.76 CA$1.06	+79.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.63	$0.62 CA$0.86	+82.6%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 22.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Parry Sound
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB231.65	$3.93 CA$5.46	+38.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,990.07	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$24,369.83 CA$33,839.43	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB467.50	$9.32 CA$12.95	+62.8%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Moscow	Parry Sound
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB637.91	$53.79 CA$74.69	+588.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB102K	$1,111.70 CA$1,543.68	-11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,884.37	$1,362.73 CA$1,892.25	+92.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB9,026.16	$142.50 CA$197.88	+28.9%
Average			+174.5%

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pay 96.7% more for childcare

	Moscow	Parry Sound
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB53,567.95	$1,291.00 CA$1,792.66	+96.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	??
Average			+96.7%

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pay 71.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Parry Sound
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB340.89	$5.02 CA$6.97	+20.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB257.62	$2.87 CA$3.98	-9.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB243.49	$12.12 CA$16.83	+306.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,638.26	$33.71 CA$46.81	-24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB535.68	$10.76 CA$14.94	+63.9%
Average			+71.4%

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Parry Sound
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,207.23	$68.67 CA$95.36	-9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,895.85	$56.90 CA$79.01	+19.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB10,034.12	$112.96 CA$156.86	-8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,796.79	$152.41 CA$211.63	-2.8%
Average			-0.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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