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Philadelphia vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Philadelphia is 58.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 92.0% more in Philadelphia
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Philadelphia
Transportation: pay 39.7% more in Philadelphia
Housing: pay 55.5% more in Philadelphia
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Philadelphia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.8% more in Philadelphia
Clothing: pay 34.3% less in Philadelphia

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

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Philadelphia vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Philadelphia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$22.00	+88.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$12.65	+80.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$3.05	+88.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$2.24	+168.1%
Average			+92.0%

Moscow vs. Philadelphia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Philadelphia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$4.44	+336.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$6.10	-14.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$5.45	+18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$4.98	+167.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$5.80	+94.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$2.50	+167.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$0.71	-12.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$2.32	+157.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$2.35	+31.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$1.26	+210.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$1.42	+337.7%
Average			+103.4%

Moscow vs. Philadelphia - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	Philadelphia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$4.25	+28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$100.00	+146.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$36,446.00	-6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$15.18	+50.9%
Average			+39.7%

Moscow vs. Philadelphia - Cost of transportation

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pay 55.5% more for housing

	Moscow	Philadelphia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$64.91	+556.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$1,988.50	+36.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$1,327.23	+65.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$165.44	+15.8%
Average			+55.5%

Moscow vs. Philadelphia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Moscow	Philadelphia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$2,225.27	+175.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$42,123.57	+59.4%
Average			+109.4%

Moscow vs. Philadelphia - Cost of childcare

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pay 72.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Philadelphia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$6.00	+28.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$5.28	+42.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$13.00	+276.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$82.11	+95.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$15.50	+65.6%
Average			+72.8%

Moscow vs. Philadelphia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 34.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Philadelphia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$48.69	-55.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$47.18	-24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$103.25	-28.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$139.54	-22.6%
Average			-34.3%

Moscow vs. Philadelphia - Cost of clothing

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