Cost of living comparison

Russia

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United Kingdom

Peterborough vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Peterborough is 17.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 54.8% more in Peterborough
Groceries: pay 16.9% more in Peterborough
Transportation: pay 82.2% more in Peterborough
Housing: pay 7.8% more in Peterborough
Childcare: pay 4.3% less in Peterborough
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.2% more in Peterborough
Clothing: pay 59.1% less in Peterborough

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

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Peterborough vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.8% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Peterborough
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$19.82 £14.87	+69.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$10.57 £7.93	+50.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$2.00 £1.50	+23.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$1.19 £0.89	+42.3%
Average			+54.8%

Moscow vs. Peterborough - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.9% more for groceries

	Moscow	Peterborough
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$1.41 £1.06	+38.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$4.63 £3.47	-35.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$6.43 £4.82	+39.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$3.51 £2.63	+88.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$3.97 £2.98	+33.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$1.46 £1.10	+56.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$0.55 £0.41	-32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$0.77 £0.58	-14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$1.42 £1.06	-20.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$0.58 £0.44	+43.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$0.56 £0.42	+72.9%
Average			+16.9%

Moscow vs. Peterborough - Cost of groceries

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pay 82.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Peterborough
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$7.49 £5.62	+126.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$114.91 £86.22	+182.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	-1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	??
Average			+82.2%

Moscow vs. Peterborough - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.8% more for housing

	Moscow	Peterborough
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$38.65 £29.00	+291.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$1,091.51 £818.96	-25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$983.81 £738.15	+22.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$187.59 £140.75	+31.3%
Average			+7.8%

Moscow vs. Peterborough - Cost of housing

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pay 4.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Peterborough
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$925.01 £694.03	+14.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$21,142.99 £15,863.59	-20.0%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Peterborough
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$6.61 £4.96	+41.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$4.36 £3.27	+17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$23.46 £17.60	+579.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$37.99 £28.50	-9.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$15.86 £11.90	+69.4%
Average			+49.2%

Moscow vs. Peterborough - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 59.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Peterborough
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$23.78 £17.84	-78.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$25.10 £18.83	-59.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$96.90 £72.70	-33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$85.89 £64.44	-52.3%
Average			-59.1%

Moscow vs. Peterborough - Cost of clothing

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