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Piraeus (Pireas) vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Piraeus (Pireas) is 31.6% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 17.2% more in Piraeus (Pireas)
Groceries: pay 35.0% more in Piraeus (Pireas)
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Piraeus (Pireas)
Housing: pay 62.6% more in Piraeus (Pireas)
Childcare: pay 37.7% less in Piraeus (Pireas)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.8% more in Piraeus (Pireas)
Clothing: pay 13.4% less in Piraeus (Pireas)

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

Piraeus (Pireas) vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Piraeus (Pireas) instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 17.2% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Piraeus (Pireas)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$11.68 €9.95	-2.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$9.34 €7.96	+56.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$1.60 €1.36	+15.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$0.60 €0.51	-1.3%
Average			+17.2%

Moscow vs. Piraeus (Pireas) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.0% more for groceries

	Moscow	Piraeus (Pireas)
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$1.24 €1.05	+46.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$7.12 €6.07	+13.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$7.21 €6.14	+56.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$3.92 €3.34	+133.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$4.70 €4.01	+90.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$1.19 €1.01	+46.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$1.03 €0.88	+18.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$0.56 €0.47	-38.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$0.88 €0.75	-46.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.56 €0.48	+31.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.45 €0.38	+33.0%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Piraeus (Pireas)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$7.95 €6.77	+180.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$35.04 €29.85	-4.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$34,924.06 €29,755.51	-5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$23.36 €19.90	+307.8%
Average			+119.5%

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pay 62.6% more for housing

	Moscow	Piraeus (Pireas)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$32.70 €27.86	+318.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$569.39 €485.13	-54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$408.80 €348.30	-42.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$142.91 €121.76	+29.2%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 37.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Piraeus (Pireas)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$408.80 €348.30	-37.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	??
Average			-37.7%

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pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Piraeus (Pireas)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$5.84 €4.98	+39.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$3.80 €3.23	+20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$5.26 €4.48	+76.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$43.22 €36.82	-3.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$10.22 €8.71	+55.7%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 13.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Piraeus (Pireas)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$73.58 €62.69	-3.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$40.88 €34.83	-14.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$128.48 €109.46	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$93.44 €79.61	-40.4%
Average			-13.4%

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