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Pembroke Pines vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Pembroke Pines is 58.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Pembroke Pines
Groceries: pay 90.6% more in Pembroke Pines
Transportation: pay 9.9% more in Pembroke Pines
Housing: pay 94.6% more in Pembroke Pines
Childcare: pay 41.4% more in Pembroke Pines
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% more in Pembroke Pines
Clothing: pay 39.3% less in Pembroke Pines

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

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Pembroke Pines vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pembroke Pines instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Pembroke Pines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB958.35	$30.00	+156.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB575.01	$14.86	+111.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB132.53	$2.50	+54.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB68.48	$2.12	+154.2%
Average			+127.7%

Moscow vs. Pembroke Pines - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.6% more for groceries

	Moscow	Pembroke Pines
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB83.38	$3.06	+200.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB584.74	$6.61	-7.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB377.94	$3.99	-13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB152.73	$4.61	+147.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB244.43	$5.64	+89.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB76.36	$2.20	+136.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.66	$0.90	+10.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.89	$1.85	+105.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB146.33	$2.48	+38.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.29	$1.29	+216.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.50	$1.48	+358.1%
Average			+90.6%

Moscow vs. Pembroke Pines - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.9% more for transportation

	Moscow	Pembroke Pines
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB271.29	$3.88	+17.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,330.26	$45.00	+10.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$33,000.00	-15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB824.18	$18.91	+88.0%
Average			+9.9%

Moscow vs. Pembroke Pines - Cost of transportation

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pay 94.6% more for housing

	Moscow	Pembroke Pines
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB809.45	$80.74	+717.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB119K	$2,166.67	+48.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB65,900.59	$2,050.00	+154.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,702.75	$171.40	+20.0%
Average			+94.6%

Moscow vs. Pembroke Pines - Cost of housing

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pay 41.4% more for childcare

	Moscow	Pembroke Pines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,277.41	$1,020.00	+26.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$41,914.29	+58.6%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Pembroke Pines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB383.34	$6.00	+28.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB303.05	$5.40	+46.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB282.71	$9.00	+160.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,441.84	$28.50	-32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB766.68	$13.50	+44.3%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 39.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Pembroke Pines
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,886.04	$46.80	-56.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,117.58	$41.67	-33.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,904.07	$106.25	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,762.26	$116.25	-35.5%
Average			-39.3%

Moscow vs. Pembroke Pines - Cost of clothing

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